Ok, I'm not crazy. The pulley on my gsl-se has no timing marks on it. Not even dimples where the paint wore off. nothing... nada.

This was never really an issue but I rebuilt my motor and just got it in the car... and now how do I align my distributor?

I mean... I have no ideas. Do i need to buy a pulley off someone that has marks?

 

Even with the marks on the pulley, you still need a reference with respect to the front e-shaft hub. The best way, before putting the engine in the car, is to use the flywheel.

I don't have the exact procedure but I know it's listed in the archive.

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-gen-arch...engine-862222/

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-gen-arch...timing-525909/

 

Never heard of a pulley with no timing marks. strange

 

It's really easy to loose the marks on a first gen pulley. They are painted and I believe have a really small mark in the metal that for some reason disappears.

When I take the pulley off, I try to find the mark and then put one pulley bolt back in to keep the orientation. Then, I make a small mark on the e-shaft hub. Next comes taking a small triangle file and groove the leading and trailing marks. After sand blasting and powder coating the pulley, I add white and yellow paint to the grooves.

The earlier hubs/pulley's have a reference hole that a lead rivet went in.

 

Thanks for all the replies.

Luckily we took the pulley inside and put it under a bright lamp. We found the timing marks! They mostly just looked like 2 rusty pits but where too conveniently precise. So we put white paint in them and sure enough they line up when the motor is at TDC.

Phew!

 

glad you got it figured out.