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[minilee94]

As said above at work iv been left with a 1098 Morris minor van and iv lapped the valves cleaned the head out new stem seals , cam followers and pushrods . How do I set up te rocker system and timing by the dizzy

I can take off the cam gear cover if needed but would rather not

Any help will be great thanks

[minilee94]

I don't know how I managed to start it in here lol

[smartie93]

You sorted it then? :)

[Guess-Works.com]

You should have timing marks on the bottom of the crank pulley ( unlike the mini where it's at the top )

[minilee94]

Nah I haven't worked on it yet . And nope just looked an there is no marks on the crank pulley . We're shoulder the points on the dizzy be at tdc

[KernowCooper]

When no one piston is at TDC on the compression stroke the distributor is inserted with the rotor arm pointing at the 1 o'clock position this position should be enough with the points just opened to fire up and then do the timing at idle with the vac pipe off, do you have the timing figure for a morris 1000

 

I thought the Morris 1000 had 3 marks on the timing chain cover small, small, big (left to right looking at front of car).10degs/5degs/TDC and a single groove in the pulley?

 

This is what the Minor Club.Au has to say about the timing marks

 

One of the most unpleasant tasks in servicing a Morris Minor is checking the ignition timing. The timing pointer is located on the bottom of the timing cover and hidden by the radiator and front chassis member. If a timing light is used, a very long lead is required to reach under the car. Even worse, it is impossible to adjust the distributor whilst looking at the position of the notch on the pulley relative to the timing pointers.
A solution to this dilemma is to make your own indicator and attach it to the L.H.S. of the timing cover beside the crankshaft pulley. A small piece of sheet steel from scrap galvanized iron or an old fruit tin can be cut into the required shape (copy the distance between the pointers on the original indicator), bent and glued onto the timing cover with a quick hardening epoxy glue (see the diagram). Line the pulley notch with the TDC pointer (of the original indicator at the bottom of the timing cover) and then mark the pulley with a daub of white paint or correction fluid in line with the first pointer on the DIY pointer. It is then a very simple matter to point the timing light at the DIY indicator from above the engine. You should also be able to turn the distributor whilst looking at the position of the timing pointers (it is easier to loosen the distributor clamp and turn the unit than fiddle with the micrometer).

 

 

 

[minilee94]

Nope this Morris don't have them marks nothing at all but surely I shouldn't have to mess with the timing just because iv taken the head off . I know at tdc number one piston should be at top of block and the 2 valves should be closed am I right

[KernowCooper]

If the distributors not been out then no, if it was correct before, and with no 1 cylinders vales closed ant the piston at TDC the no 1 plug lead is at 1 o'clock going anticlockwise 1,3,4,2

[minilee94]

Right okay and no the dizzy ain't been out and and I found the tdc marks on the casing but the problem I have is wen I get the engine to tdc the points sits at 1 o'clockish just past the lead on the cap and wen I turn te engine over 1 whole turn it then moves the points to about 5 o'clock