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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 12:18 AM
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1979 rx7 timeing

Im installing the dizzy from the 85 tomarrow im just wondering the best way too find top dead center?
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Old Mar 1, 2014 | 07:51 PM
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Line the timing pin up to the yellow mark on the pulley.
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Old Mar 1, 2014 | 09:20 PM
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No marks on the pully
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Old Mar 1, 2014 | 09:27 PM
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Search...flywheel trick
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Old Mar 1, 2014 | 09:32 PM
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They may be hard to see, but they are there.
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Old Mar 2, 2014 | 01:33 AM
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If paint is worn look for two tiny 1mm deep divits on the inner edge of the pulley. The right one is leading, left one is trailing.
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