[colonel-saunders]

Hi all,

I was about to change the timing belts on my 83 GL1100, and had dropped the radiator, and taken off the covers, when some unexpected "help" arrived on scene. At this point I had NOT turned the engine to TD1. It was just as it sat from the last ride.

My "help" decided to released the tensioner bolts and slipped off the belts. Then they took out the spark plugs, and gave BOTH cams a spin to "clear em out"

All this before I could get back out there to stop it. :wtf:


My question is this: What do I do now? can I just rotate the crankshaft to TD1, and then manually position the cams to the correct indexing marks?

In the back of my head, I think that the valves would have a 50/50 chance of being in the correct "position" with TD1 in the window, the CRANKshaft lined up with its index mark, and the CAMshaft manually positioned to their respective index marks.

I'm all ears gentlemen.

 

[colonel-saunders]

This is what I will try. thank you.

I have also read that a straight line can be drawn between the left index mark, left cam pulley bolt, crankshaft bolt, right cam pulley bolt, and right index mark.

Is this accurate? I would like an additional check of the 'trueness' of the index marks, and I have a big straight edge. Also white thread pulled tight might work to show a straight line.....