Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Does any body know how to set the cam and crank on a dodge 318 when changing broken timing chain?

Set the dot on the crank gear at 12 o'clock with the dot on the cam gear at 6 o'clock when piston #1 is at TDC with distributor at 11 o'clock (spark plug for cylinder #1). The cam gear has a secondary mark, so don't confuse it with the primary timing dot. Use a ruler or straight-edge to assist you in making sure the timing dots are aligned.Does any body know how to set the cam and crank on a dodge 318 when changing broken timing chain?you should have a firing seq. on your block. follow that to set your pistons. then chain