D1RTY6's C331 Gloria

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Re: D1RTY6 's 1978 C331 Gloria SGL-E

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The crank pulley should be at tdc just less than half a crank pulley turn after the inlet valve closes.
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Bartman wrote:The crank pulley should be at tdc just less than half a crank pulley turn after the inlet valve closes.

When the crack pully is at TDC the inlet lobe has pushed open the valve about 2 cm, given this would i assume ive put he crank pully a tooth out and its opening the valve to soon ?
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on compression stroke at tdc, the next lobe to open will be the exhaust valve. The inlet valve should have only recently closed.

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That sounds like it's more than a tooth out

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Check your chain timing marks
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I've always found this picture useful:

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Been a long time thought i better make an update.

basically what you have all missed out on is a lot of frustration at trying to get the L20 to fire lots of different people looked at it and couldn't figure it out. pretty much ended with bad timing and a piston hitting a valve! and a lot of cursing from me.

So me and the L20 weren't getting along so I brought a Carbed L26 (off mutiny/Brock old one ) that I'm going to tidy up/replace bits/polish etc,.
I like the idea of running a carb, so much less to go wrong which is exactly what I'm looking for . . . i just want to be able to get in and drive her :burnout: :(

I planning on cleaning the Engine bay out and re-spraying while the engines out, will also remove anything that's not needed and talking up room

I'm rather looking forward to making some progress on it in the coming weeks :dance2:

will keep you updated.

Nathan

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Pleae paint your engine the same colour as nissan painted it. (Whatever colour that was for the L series?)
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I'm pretty sure this is the original colour:

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There's a Chrysler blue that's pretty close, looks a bit lighter to me. I do all my motors black :)

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Also Adam might want your old L20 if you want to part with it?
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