Series 3 timing marks

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Andrew Renshaw

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• Oct 11, 2004

• #1

Hi all,

88 inch series 3 1983 2.35 Petrol - Manual

Where do I find the timing marks, I have a Xenon light and can't find them?

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Lee_D

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• Oct 11, 2004

• #2

"Andrew Renshaw" <andrew.hart.i hate [email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi all,
>
> 88 inch series 3 1983 2.35 Petrol - Manual
>
> Where do I find the timing marks, I have a Xenon light and can't find
> them?
>
> A

Some one is sure to correct me if I'm wrong, but if my memory serves me
right there is a plate covering the peephole to the flywheel.

Certainly the case on the 6 pot 2.6 and I think the same on the 4 pot.

Lee D

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Oct 11, 2004

• #3

On or around Mon, 11 Oct 2004 18:36:24 GMT, "Lee_D" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>"Andrew Renshaw" <andrew.hart.i hate [email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> 88 inch series 3 1983 2.35 Petrol - Manual
>>
>> Where do I find the timing marks, I have a Xenon light and can't find
>> them?
>>
>> A
>
>Some one is sure to correct me if I'm wrong, but if my memory serves me
>right there is a plate covering the peephole to the flywheel.
>
>Certainly the case on the 6 pot 2.6 and I think the same on the 4 pot.

sounds right to me.

 

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JD

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• Oct 11, 2004

• #4

Andrew Renshaw wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> 88 inch series 3 1983 2.35 Petrol - Manual
>
> Where do I find the timing marks, I have a Xenon light and can't find
> them?
>
> A

If it has the original engine, there will (should) be a three pronged
pointer above the crankshaft pulley, pointing to a notch in the pulley. The
three points are TDC, 3 & 6 BTDC.
If it has an early 2.25 engine there is removeable cover on the top right of
the flywheel housing with a pointer and the marks TDC, 3 & 6 on the
flywheel.
In both cases the marks are designed for static setting of the timing, not
using a xenon light.
The timing setting will depend on the type of fuel being used and whether
you have a 7 or 8 compression head, but probably 3 BTDC static.
JD

 

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Alex

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• Oct 11, 2004

• #5

On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 18:11:37 GMT, "Andrew Renshaw" <andrew.hart.i hate
[email protected]> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>88 inch series 3 1983 2.35 Petrol - Manual
>
>Where do I find the timing marks, I have a Xenon light and can't find them?
>
>A

You can't use a Xenon strobe light timing gun on a 2.25 petrol. The
timing marks on the earlier engines are on the flywheel. There's a
little access plate at the back of the engine, on the flywheel housing
- on the nearside.

2.25's have the timing set staticly. You move the crank to the desired
timing mark on the flywheel, and adjust the distributor using a lamp
connected across the points. The procedure is detailed in both the
haynes and LR workshop manual.

Alex

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Oct 12, 2004

• #6

On or around Mon, 11 Oct 2004 22:57:45 GMT, Alex <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 18:11:37 GMT, "Andrew Renshaw" <andrew.hart.i hate
>[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>88 inch series 3 1983 2.35 Petrol - Manual
>>
>>Where do I find the timing marks, I have a Xenon light and can't find them?
>>
>>A
>
>You can't use a Xenon strobe light timing gun on a 2.25 petrol. The
>timing marks on the earlier engines are on the flywheel. There's a
>little access plate at the back of the engine, on the flywheel housing
>- on the nearside.
>
>2.25's have the timing set staticly. You move the crank to the desired
>timing mark on the flywheel, and adjust the distributor using a lamp
>connected across the points. The procedure is detailed in both the
>haynes and LR workshop manual.

no reason why you can't do it dynamically though, even so. disconnect and
plug the vacuum pipe to the distributor, and at idle, it should be close
enough to the static mark as to make no difference.