Changing the timing Chain @ gears

Hi Peter -

Depending on the timing gear set you have, you may have the ability to advance or retard cam timing.

If you can - you should rotate then engine over to #1 TDC. You should see marks on both of the gears. If there is no advanced or retarded cam timing - there should be two marks on the gears that align.

Here's a set of instructions from a Comp Cams site that covers timing gear installation - including 351Cs...

Comp Cams 351C Procedure.

Rocky

Hello Rocky,

Thank you very much for the info, The last engine I rebuilt was a Quad cam Merak motor, that was a challenge, the timing marks on the cams is almost none existent but I sold it to a nice bloke from Singapore when I found the price of a clutch assembly was over £2000!! a money pit it sure was.. I will have to get an engine manual for the 351C I don't even know which piston is Number one on a V8 to my shame, but here in England a V8 isn't a common Engine, Thank you again, Pete.

Don't forget the Rover V8, which is quite plentiful. A great engine, originally american, bought by Rover in the sixties and developed over lots of years. I had a 1970 P6 with one.
Keep the info coming folks, I'm doing the exact same thing shortly.

Peter,


#1 cylinder is the 1st one on the left side if viewed from your picture. All you need to do is to rotate the engine (clockwise) so that the keyway on the crankshaft is at the 12 o'clock position and the pin in the camshaft ( you can see the little notch in the fuel pump eccentric just below the retaining bolt) is in the 6 0'clock position. Then you align the "0" mark on the crank pulley with the dot on the camshaft pulley and you are good to go.
The replacement chain should be much tighter so they will both need to go on at the same time .

Ron

You will have to remove the fuel pump in order to do this.

Thanks to everyone for their help, I now have ordered an engine rebuild book, recommended by another Pantera enthusiast, wonderful forum.

what I really appreciate is the fact that folk don't treat you badly because your knowledge is poor, long may it continue, best Peter.

Honestly, I just want to see everyone of us Pantera owners driving around in their cars!

We should have a global Pantera driving day! Let's schedule it on 1 August 2016!

Rocky!

Why 8/1?
T Tjaarda's birtday 7/23
A deTomaso's 7/10

And I agree with Peter's comment, "what I really appreciate is the fact that folk don't treat you badly because your knowledge is poor, long may it continue",

I just picked it randomly......

* It was chosen to give people a little time to clean up these little projects they have got going!


Let's designate it Pantera Driving FORTNIGHT between 7/10 and 7/23!

Sounds great to me.