So im changing my HG. This is the first time i have had this car apart. My TDC marks on my cam gears are dead on where they should be..but the one on the crank is about 1/8inch shy of where it should be...but the car seemed to idle ok...should i just forget it and put it back at TDC? is that something that would make the gasket go cuz the timing is off? the car dident overheat and was all stock with 100k on it...my best guess is i know the car sat for a few years in a garage before i got it...so im guessing maybe it went bad from sitting...but my biggest quistion is about the TDC on the crank...Also..anyone know a good place to get a gasket set..i was suprised at how much they where...and i dont need the Head gasket cuz of course im going Titan or HKS or one of them...Toyota wanted 380 for the set
TDC. Cam gears and pulley
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personaly id get a good reputable hg set. just becouse you get what you pay for and you may decide to run higher boost in the future.
I'd leave it how it is for right now. But if you are going to take the head off you can verify TDC and compare it to the mark on the crank and then align the cams to that.
Pull #1 plug grab a piece of rubber vacc hose 8" long (a chopstick works as well) turn the crank by hand to get #1 up slide the vacc hose into the plug hole so it's sitting on the piston now turn the caran some more watching the hose.
It will stop for a sec at TDC before it changes direction check the TDC mark on the balancer.
Our cars have a habit of slipping the outer ring on the damper giving a false reading.
Head off even easier
It will stop for a sec at TDC before it changes direction check the TDC mark on the balancer.
Our cars have a habit of slipping the outer ring on the damper giving a false reading.
Head off even easier