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Old 02-05-2008, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by EarlyCat View Post
I know this is easy, but I am a little confused on the procedure for the Jalpa. In the owners manual a brief description on the adjusting the timing chains is given. From the manual, you would find tdc on #1 and adjust that bank, and then turn the crankshaft 1/4 turn clock wise so that the #1 was 90 degrees after tdc, then adjusting that bank ( is this when cyl #5 is at tdc ?)
I don't know the firing order by heart but when it's discribed like this it must be correct... there are two tensioners one for each bank which need to be adjusted separately.
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