I'm looking at getting an 83 Quantum TD with an auto transmission (mainly for the engine). It's currently non-running and I'm trying to get it going. It's puffing smoke from the intake and turning over very "strangely", so I suspect it's massively out of time.
Can anyone tell me what the TDC mark looks like on the auto-trans flywheel/flex plate? Seems like there's a hole and also a ridge. Can't seem to figure it out. Does anyone have the Bentley or first hand experience? Will I have to resort to wire down the #1 injector hole?
Thanks in advance...
it's when piston 1 reaches the top of its travel right? hmmm would be nice if you didn't have to pull the injector...
Nevermind... I found the mark. I removed the #1 injector an put a tig wire in the hole by the glow plug then rotated the engine until the wire stopped moving. I thought that wouldn't have been possible because of the pre-cups, but it worked.
The mark on the flex plate is a horizontal line with a zero next to it... The corrosion / grime on there hid it from me pretty well.