No Marks on Pulley...

[1yearonLy]

I'm about to adjust the valves on my 1968 911L and noticed there are absolutely no marks on my crankshaft pulley. Not 1. Smooth. Nothing. ?????? Can it be? Is that a '68 thing or did some brain-wave get tricky along the way and use a pulley with no marks.

I have been looking at both lips of the pulley...on either side of the actual belt and there is nothing.

Am I missing the obvious here?

[joehahn]

dude you are having no luck with your car. that blows

joe 68 L

[1yearonLy]

Yeah, thanks for the technical answer there. Well done.

Actually I've had great luck with her. She performed flawlessly on the 430 mile drive home down Highway 1. I was letting it all hang out...

This might just be a case of me not seeing what's in front of me. I'll need to give it a fresh look tonight.

[joehahn]

easy on the sarcasm there my man... I was feeling your pain as a 68 brother. my bad i guess.

joe 68 L

[billwagnon]

the marks on my 73 were VERY difficult to see

but eventually I was able to see them

maybe try cleaning it up and look with a mirror, I put some oil on mine so the shine would show the marks

[ZCAT3]

Scott - my guess is they are there but crudded up to the point you cannot find them. Do as Bill said and try to clean the area up as much as possible - you may mant to use a wire bruch in case any dirt is filling in the notches. On my 87 Carrera TDC is not marked - despite the fact that every manula out there says it should be. My mechanic marked it for me using some red touch up paint. It is a pain to do a valve adjustment if you can't see the marks.

[1yearonLy]

I didn't turn the engine over so I guess it's possible the mark is at the 6p position right now and I just can't see it. I'll clean it and give it a real hard look.

It'll be a big help with the valves and timing concerns I'll face along the way...

Thanks all.

And Joe I was just playing with you... It's all in good fun.

[MOMO3.2]

Scott:

Your 68 911L looks really nice. What a fun car that must be on HWY1! Good luck with the timing. Be careful "letting it all hang out". And, have a blast with your Porsche.

Mike

[1yearonLy]

With those kind words how can I not post another pic? I took these yesterday as sort of an update..



Thanks!

[MOMO3.2]

Scott:

Your 68 is killin me!

That does it, I'm gonna have to break out my digicam and take some photos too.

Mike

[1yearonLy]

Last night I investigated very closely and there are indeed all the marks necessary. They are just super faint...practically non-existent. I cleaned them up and am ready to roll. Thanks for all the tips.

[Kemo]

mine were real faint on my 78, put some silver paint on my finger and rubbed the paint down in the indention. then i took some fine sandpaper and sanded the excess paint off. I can really see the marks now.

[1yearonLy]

That's a great idea. I am going to do that very thing tonight.

Thanks for the tip.