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Ive watched a dozen videos at least and youre the only one to mention this, i was so confused because when i tore my engine down it looked like it was 180 out according to the dots, you made it make sense, Thank you!

I’m grateful for your initial alignment error… the catch showed me what I needed to see. ❤

I honesty believe that this is the very best video that I've watch on setting up your timing parts. Thanks for sharing.

oh my god thank you so much. im doing the motor in my 84 gmc (first motor build) and you just answered all my questions in one shot. This video should be at the library

I wished I would have watched your vid before putting my engine together. I've been cranking for days with no compression. Finally got it to work. Great vid

I watched 100 videos and I’m proud to say you the only one who got the dam thing right..I’ve been trying to crank my small block for 4 days 180 degrees off…thank you!!

Of all videos out there this is the Final Authority, the tip about turning crank 180* just saved me a lot of curse words!!! You the man!!!

When dots are together (cam at 6 and crank 12 o clock) you are at TDC on the exhaust stroke. When both dots are at 12 you are on at TDC for intake/power stroke

This video was exactly what I was looking for, thank you for the content

Same Here; After so many videos of timing chain setup/adjustment especially from certified expert mechanic; this video explains to you about the dots facing away n facing each other and why distributor is 180 degrees off, thank you for this video and explaining it well, cause i was going insane trying to figure out what I was doing wrong...

thanks for this explanation first time cam swaping my corvette c4 are at this stage right now..

Thank you for taking the time to fully explain that. I did fuck it up my first time putting it back together. I moved crank with distributor in and didn't really pay attention. I watched your video again last night and knew exactly where I fucked it up. Thank God it didn't damage any engine parts. Wish me luck for the restart.

Thanks bud After installing my chain it all made sense once I had hands on.

Love peace and axle grease brother ❤ Thanks for your time an hard work an sharing with us all

Thank u so much nobody on KZfaq ever explained it like u did I was wandering why my cam was pointing up now I k ow abs I’m 100% confirmed with what I have to do thank u so much!!!!! Grate job

Been looking for this info for 2 weeks now, first one that explains it like it should be done. Thanks a lot. JS in Virginia

Thank you so much for the info.. I was confused on that.. this helped alot. Keep the squarebody video's going

Great explanation of this. Thanks for your effort!

Great. Video helped a lot with my first build will be watching more of your stuff made it so simple to understand

😂 lol I also thank you a million, I couldn't start my engine ,got back firing ect.. after I followed your instructions it started right up, thanks again 🤠👍💯

Good to see you are using a double roller an Aussi made chain

Great video. I made the same mistake before

Thanks was having problems with this , it helped God bless you

Pretty sure the last owner of my motor did this mistake. Going to be replacing mine tomorrow. Damn glad i watched this

This video really helped me

Thabk you so much

only thing missing was showing the distributor being off 180 degrees when it was on the exhaust stroke

That helped so much brother thanx

Man that help me out a lot thanks brother ..👍

Very helpful Thanks!

Great video!

Excellent advice

Thanks I needed this great video bro

You saved me. I was about to loose my mind.

Small ziploc bag works good for lubing chain doesn't take much oil. put bag in garbage when done no mess.

A very very very important and overlooked step by 99% of amateur engine builders is to check the clearance of the top timing gear and chain from the 3 oil galley bosses behind the timing gear, some engines will clear with no issues but alot of blocks especially the later style roller blocks the timing chain will rub against the block and fill the engine with very fine metal shavings, I have taken apart a ton of backyard built sbcs where that gear or chain was hitting and left a bad grinding spot in the block, the only solution if yours is hitting is to take a grinder and clearance the block or use an oem timing set, if you have a block completely disassembled it's always best to add a bit of clearance there before the block gets it's final cleaning. Some of the double roller timing sets will give you instructions to check for clearance, please in the future don't overlook this step and inform others to check also it's a very very common issue that alot of people run into.

Thank u I see why my lt1 won't start life saver been doing it wrong whole time

I guess I'm now part of that club where I'm 180° off of the distributor and that's why my engine won't start

Yes I have a 350 and it jumped time put in a new one and now sounds ack like no compression done every thing to it

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So on the intake stroke both will be at 12 so I gotta turn it one more time where the crank is at 12 and the cam sprocket is at 6 to get it on the compression stroke and then I can start putting it back together?

love your videos and glad i found them they have helped me put my top end back together. hope i didnt miss but bouts how long you soak chain.

I comment pass few days , about my distributor being off 180 degrees, so I did what you said in the video but no change; engine crank but no start; took it to a mechanic and conclusion was that all piston had no compression 80 to 90 , was too low , thats why my engine wont start not enough spark on piston.. so he had to overnight let it dry ( piston n spark plug) and would turn on; but will only last for 20 or so minutes until if flooded; so will try to use a can of deep creep foam or seafoam spray from oriellys and added to the pistons leave overnight and check compression; seen other videos that will add compression 10 to 15 more . will see ,

So this video verifies that my installation is incorrect on the distributor.

Dot to dot like you have it, is on #6 cyl. If it was on #1 then both dots would be at 12:00.

I was wondering why my dots didn't line up when i turned it over

Nope I put my cam gear dot a 12 and of course crank gear at 6. My 92 Sub runs really well!

Exactly

So basically when the intake valve closes that's when I want to set crank at 12 and set the cam gear with timing chain on to 6. When I rotate to cam gear to 12 that is when I should feel air blow out the spark plug hole?

does the original timing cover fit or I need a new one for the duel roller timing chain, great video

So if I want to removed a gear drive I assume there will be dots on those to line up at 6 and 12 and I just pull that off and replace with double roller with dots in same position and all good? Correct? And will a double roller fit behind a SWP on a SBC?

Just save some time- the Chevy dealership did this ! Just cut a new tab in the rotor button and turn it 1/2 turn

I am resealing up my engine and while I have the timing cover off I figured I'd throw another timing set in there. This video helps me know exactly what I am going to be looking at. I also am going to be doing a rear main seal. I have found some good videos out there but not many. That would be a good video for you to do. Showing replacing a rear main seal with engine inside the truck. You teach and explain things well. I understand the job now from watching another guy's video but it seemed excessively long. I think you would do a good one, without the unneeded stuff .

So what your saying is after lining timing gears up rotato engine over once and cam dowel should be in 9 o clock position and leave it there for final assembly?

Do I have to have my heads on first when putting my timing chin don’t to dot then turn 180

Question for ya? I just installed double roller chain and its tight. the thing that's weird is if i rock crank very slighty back and forth i feel a tiny bit of play. it seems like there play between lower gear and chain. Is that normal? seems like less than a 1/8 movement. thanks

Thanks for the tip. I'm pitting an Edelbrock top end kit on my 78 Nova. Will be the first time doing it. How do we know when we are on top dead center intake stroke?

Will assembly lube work on the timing chain to lubricate it ?

Should the distributor be out of the engine while doing this or does it not matter

Is this a difficult job when the engine is still in the truck? I have to do it on my 87.

for some reason i cant get it to drop the rest of the 8th of an inch when i have it set exactly like that piston at its peak camdot 6 o clock 180 turn to 12 with crank rotated and its does not drop all the way down in it

If u don't remove ur dist and u remove ur cam gear at 6 and your crank gear at 12. You replace it the same way u removed it.

How do you find TDC Intake Stroke ?

What brand chain are you using for your engine?

I've tried to explain this on a few of my tiktok videos and I've become some kind of SBC villain. I shared the link to this video on my page, I hope thats alright and I hope it gets you some views. THANK YOU

What position is #1 piston when both dots meet each other? should it be all the way up?

I have a question that I know you can answer, I installed a comp cam 3200 timing chain kit, the chain has slack on both side of the sprocket which Is too much, but I don’t have the lifters lashed or preloaded yet. My question is When I valve lash the lifters and preload them will the chain get tighter or do you think I need to go with a shorter timing chain? Thanks in advance.

between 13:57 and 14:00 before you cut the video the top and bottom gear was at 12 o clock,then after the cut the cam gear was at 6 o clock and the crank gear was at 12 o clock...my qustion is after you went 180 degrees AFTER you installed the timing chain did you keep roating clock wise till the dots meet at 6 oclock and 12 oclock? (doing my first rebuild)

Do you want tdc on the exhaust or compression stroke?

Tengo un V8 y con los 2 puntos juntos quien está en el punto muerto superior es el 6 es nolmar?

I love you.

What if u don't even have your heads on yet

Just to make sure…. You install the gears and chain dot to dot… ounce installed. You make a 180o revolution to put the dot at the 12 position before putting your distributor… right?

Intro not necessary

Man you keep saying the same thing OVER and OVER and OVER... Otherwise could have been a... well, it's a video Thanks

Failed to mention engine size. Big thumbs down 👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽

If you don't understand that when you install timing gears, when the dots are lined up you're firing #6 cylinder. You should not be working on engines. Furthermore, you don't have to worry about what way your distributor is pointing. Start wires as it's on #6. I never had a motor crank for more than 1 minute before it started.

I’m grateful for your initial alignment error… the catch showed me what I needed to see. ❤