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Old 01-02-2002, 06:59 PM
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Setting crankshaft to ignition TDC ('91 103)

In the process of removing head, the shop manual ('86 year, 103 engine) says to set crankshaft to ignition TDC and shows a picture with a numbered cylindrical setting dealy

Either I'm blind or they changed the later 103's to set to TDC some other way, because I can't find this setting anywhere.

If it's not been changed on any 103's, then where should I be looking for this area? It could be that oil is covering the spool but I don't think that's the case.

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Take off the belt and there is a set of numbers on the front crank harmonic balancer. Set so that the ears of the cam are pointing down and the balancer is at 0.
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Old 01-02-2002, 09:13 PM
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Thanks Donnie

I see it now. However, do I need to remove the fan clutch to set to TDC, or is there a way around this?

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If you are to remove the head, the fan and the belt should be taken off to give access to the front cover and the intake front bolt.

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