hi, need some help , i have the timing cover off on my 2H and the injector pump waiting to go in , i need to line up all the numbered gears , i have been told to just keep turning them and they will eventually all line up , at the moment i have the crank at TDC and No 2 idler matched with the cam , can i remove the No 1 idler and replace it matching the crank and No 2 idler cheers
2H timing gears
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I don't see why not, as long you don't turn the crank or cam, then you risk hitting valves.
I would get the crank off TDC before moving stuff to get clearance for the valves then move the cam and idlers into position followed by bringing the crank into line.
I did my engine rebuild and was worried about the gears as well. But then I realized u take everything off and just worry putting everything back properly. However if you only have the pump off, spinning motor to get everything lined up will take forever. Bear in mind that the smaller gears are there for transfer of rotation and the markings mean nothing. I would bring #1 to top dead center and just install the pump accordingly. Meaning get the mark pointing in the right direction and go from there. Again,it would take a few hundred revolutions to get the marks aligned.