Thread: Timing Mark s3 2.25

I know of mechanics who have made a pointer out of a timing case bolt by adding bits to it and cutting a notch in the crank pulley, but I always thought that the timing mark is accessible through a window on the RHS of the flywheel housing.

The Series III repair operation manual shows a pressed metal pointer bolted to the timing cover and the timing mark at the rear of the pulley like yours.
I don't have a Series III motor handy to double check.

The timing 'mark' on yours is a serious cut into the pulley though....


Colin

Here is mine.

whitehillbilly

Hi Dark,
Lotz a Landies said,
but I always thought that the timing mark is accessible through a window on the RHS of the flywheel housing.
That was not the case on my 902xxxxx motor, but on my earlier 251xxxxx engine, It has the plate and Timing pointer, on the rear housing, as mentioned.
Hope this helps.

whitehillbilly

correct thats the timing mark for a 2.25. when you have the oem pointer it sits under 2 bolts on the timing chain cover which has (from memory) 1 large pointer and is bracketed by smaller ones its on the back of the pully because the mark is closer to the pointers so alignment errors are reduced.

Earlier engines can have both the notch on the pully and the marks on the flywheel.

all good and understood.
cheers,
D