Miata Mailing List: October 1997, Message #707
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From: 	"Kevin Morrison" <kevin@sunriders.com>

Subject: Re: 97 manual timing info

Date: 	Sun, 5 Oct 1997 21:38:53 +0000



I just checked the timing on a friend's '95 about 30 minutes ago, so it is

fresh in my mind.   There are two marks on the pulley, it doesn't matter if

they are white or yellow, but they both looked white to me.  Her engine is

stock, and the left mark lines up on 10 BTDC, and the right mark lines up

on T, which is Top Dead Center.  The marks are indeed 10 degrees apart. 

When setting your timing, ignore the right mark.  When you advance to 14

BTDC, the left mark will move to the left (facing the engine).



Kevin Morrison and Spider, Phredd '94 R

Tampa, Florida

kevin@sunriders.com

http://sunriders.com

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/2446

Team done-it-a-few-times



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> From: CKrivin@aol.com

> 

> Mike:

> 

> The new manual says to "verify that the timing mark (white) on the

crankshaft

> pulley and the T mark on the timing belt cover are aligned." Then a

diagram

> shows that there are gradations on the timing belt cover.  The diagram

also

> shows the white and yellow marks on the pulley, with the white mark being

> lined up with the "T" on the timing belt cover gradations, and the yellow

> mark appears to be 10 deg. to the left on the pulley when standing in

front

> of the car looking rearwards.  

> 

> The manual also says the normal setting is "BTDC 9deg. - 11 deg. (10 + -

1

> deg.) (Timing Mark [Yellow])."  I'm not really sure how to interpret that

> last part, except it seems to agree with what you described-- that the

yellow

> mark is 10 degrees before the white mark.  Maybe the "T" represents TDC.

> 

> I have not had the time to look at the "real" setup under the hood yet.

> 

>

> 

> All you gurus out there, please let me know what you think?

> 

> THANKS

> 

> Craig Krivin

> triple black 97 r

> 78 vw red 924

> Club enjoying the suddenly warmer weather and the brilliant fall foleage

up

> here in New York State!

>