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Timing Component Alignment Marks: Locations

INSTALL CHAIN SUB-ASSEMBLY

(a) Align the mark plates and timing marks as shown in the illustration and install the chain.





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HINT
The camshaft mark plates are orange.

(b) Do not pass the chain over the crankshaft, just temporarily place it on the crankshaft.





(c) Turn the camshaft timing gear assembly on bank 1 counterclockwise to tighten the chain between the banks.





NOTICE:
When the idle sprocket assembly is reused, align the chain plate with the mark where the plate had been in order to tighten the chain between the banks.

(d) Align the mark plate and timing marks as shown in the illustration and install the chain onto the crankshaft timing sprocket.





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HINT
The crankshaft mark plate is yellow.

(e) Temporarily tighten the pulley set bolt.

(f) Turn the crankshaft clockwise to set it to the RH block bore center line (TDC/compression).





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