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Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:36 pm
Well, decided to dig in, pulled off the timing chain cover, chain was off by one whole link (2 pins). Cam plate was flipped backwards hiding the groove "_" so fixed that. Cam gear was set at 2, I moved it back to 1.
The oil pump gear was on the wrong way, supposedly the flat face has to face forward. The oil slinger was missing, replaced that, got it at a local Nissan dealer. Same part for the Z's (240 and 280) Set #1 Piston to TDC, Cam lobes where at 2 and 10, Set dizzy shaft. Voila fired right up. With the crank pully moving forward the oil pump gear which also turns the dizzy moved forward, causing the dizzy shaft to go out of time.
Piston #1 had a bad wire, replaced the set and spark strong to all 4 cylinders, Compression remained the same.
If anyone has doubts about cam/chain timing, pull the cover off and check. It's easy, quick, and at least you will find out if it was done right. I bought this pickup with new head, timing chain, etc etc, but it was put on wrong, I hope the head part was done a little better, but so far so good. Hope this helps someone.
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picturearts on Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:00 pm, edited 4 times in total.