Re: alfa-digest V7 #847

[Teruhiko_Higashi@domain.elided (Teruhiko Higashi)]

alfa@domain.elided writes:
>From: Scott Swanberg <sswan60@domain.elided>
>Subject: V6 Valve Timing
>
>I started tonight on replacing the water pump and timing belt on my 2.5
>Milano.  While I was at it I figured I would check the valve
>clearances.  When I set the engine pulley to the "P" mark I noticed that
>both the camshaft to journal cap markings were ~1/8 inch off.  I pulled
>the front hubs off the camshafts to adjust them but am now puzzled on
>how this adjustment proceeds.  I appears that, because of the pin, the
>hubs only fit on the sleeves one way.  Because of this and that the
>sleeves have the two bolts into the sprocket, I wonder how I can adjust
>the cam independent of the sprocket.
>
>What am I missing here?  Any advise to the amateur would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>Scott Swanberg, St. Paul, MN
>'87 Milano Platinum

Can't recall if this makes a difference but when the pulley is at the "P"
mark, are you at #1 cylinder? 

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