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Top dead center finder
I just put a write up and photo of a tool to conveniently locate top
dead center of an engine. Ted |
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Ted Edwards wrote:
I just put a write up and photo of a tool to conveniently locate top dead center of an engine. OOPS! Forgot the URL: http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/...ter_Finder.txt and http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/...ter_Finder.jpg Ted |
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Top dead center finder
Nice little adapter.
When I took aircraft maintenance decades ago we were cautioned to come up towards TDC from both directions making marks then find the center mark between. This allows for any bearing clearances in the rod and increases accuracy at locating TDC. Randy "Ted Edwards" wrote in message ... Ted Edwards wrote: I just put a write up and photo of a tool to conveniently locate top dead center of an engine. OOPS! Forgot the URL: http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/...ter_Finder.txt and http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/...ter_Finder.jpg Ted |
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Top dead center finder
I found an accurate and perhaps easier tool to make is simply a solid rod in
a spark plug. By bring the piston gently up against the plug rod in both directions, making a mark for each on the flywheel or balancer, and then splitting the difference, you can find TDC easily. Peter "Randy Zimmerman" wrote in message news:eT4Xb.487111$X%5.293097@pd7tw2no... Nice little adapter. When I took aircraft maintenance decades ago we were cautioned to come up towards TDC from both directions making marks then find the center mark between. This allows for any bearing clearances in the rod and increases accuracy at locating TDC. Randy "Ted Edwards" wrote in message ... Ted Edwards wrote: I just put a write up and photo of a tool to conveniently locate top dead center of an engine. OOPS! Forgot the URL: http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/...ter_Finder.txt and http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/...ter_Finder.jpg Ted |
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Top dead center finder
Peter Grey wrote:
I found an accurate and perhaps easier tool to make is simply a solid rod in a spark plug. By bring the piston gently up against the plug rod in both directions, making a mark for each on the flywheel or balancer, and then splitting the difference, you can find TDC easily. This took maybe 10 or 15 minutes to make and it sure is nice to watch that dial gauge as you rock the crank back and forth. It even gives you a feel for just how much slop (not much) there is in the basic method. Ted |
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