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V6 'safe' position?
« on: 30 April 2010, 22:03:16 »
GM V6 uses wasted spark, so therefore has a piston at TDC every 360/3 = 120 degrees?

Following on, that means the safe position to pull the cambelt off is 60 degrees before or after TDC for cyl 1?

Is my logic correct?
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Re: V6 'safe' position?
« Reply #1 on: 30 April 2010, 22:18:20 »
I know that it must be aligned at 4 pm.. :-/
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Re: V6 'safe' position?
« Reply #2 on: 30 April 2010, 22:19:00 »
Yup, 60 deg before or after TDC
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Re: V6 'safe' position?
« Reply #3 on: 30 April 2010, 22:19:02 »
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I know that it must be aligned at 4 pm.. :-/
Why - what happens at 4pm cem??  :) ;)
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Re: V6 'safe' position?
« Reply #4 on: 30 April 2010, 22:20:53 »
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I know that it must be aligned at 4 pm.. :-/
Why - what happens at 4pm cem??  :) ;)

I'll go take a coffee ;D :y
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Re: V6 'safe' position?
« Reply #5 on: 30 April 2010, 22:21:08 »
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I know that it must be aligned at 4 pm.. :-/
thats tdc isn't it (pully mark at 4 oclock) ?
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Re: V6 'safe' position?
« Reply #6 on: 30 April 2010, 22:23:34 »
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I know that it must be aligned at 4 pm.. :-/
thats tdc isn't it (pully mark at 4 oclock) ?

yep for #1 piston to be at tdc position  .. I remember some old posts that it must be before not after..
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