USAFitz
Seaman Apprentice
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- Apr 27, 2007
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'71 Mercury 650 sn:3075151
I've read all the threads I could find on timing, including the FAQ, yet I still have a plethora of questions. First of all, I think I may have screwed up. I am replacing the timing belt so I took off the fly wheel and distributor pulley cap. Now neither are in the same position they were in before I took them off. Call it a lesson learned. So now, the manual and the literature on this forum don't all go together. Here's my questions:
1. Can I just remove the #1 spark plug, find TDC, and then re-align the flywheel timing marking on the TDC tick marked on the cowl?
2. Where should I put the distributor pulley? The manual talks about an arrow on the pulley which I found. I'm guessing I can use that (per the book) after I figure out question 1.
3. I don't have a tachometer, so can I time it by sound using the steps in the FAQ?
finally, I have an off the wall question. My trigger that the distributor cap connects to has some bad looking wires (3 connecting to the switchbox). Is it possible to rebuild this trigger and possibly replace the wires?
Thanks for the help, as always!
I've read all the threads I could find on timing, including the FAQ, yet I still have a plethora of questions. First of all, I think I may have screwed up. I am replacing the timing belt so I took off the fly wheel and distributor pulley cap. Now neither are in the same position they were in before I took them off. Call it a lesson learned. So now, the manual and the literature on this forum don't all go together. Here's my questions:
1. Can I just remove the #1 spark plug, find TDC, and then re-align the flywheel timing marking on the TDC tick marked on the cowl?
2. Where should I put the distributor pulley? The manual talks about an arrow on the pulley which I found. I'm guessing I can use that (per the book) after I figure out question 1.
3. I don't have a tachometer, so can I time it by sound using the steps in the FAQ?
finally, I have an off the wall question. My trigger that the distributor cap connects to has some bad looking wires (3 connecting to the switchbox). Is it possible to rebuild this trigger and possibly replace the wires?
Thanks for the help, as always!