Tip: Have trouble lining up the timing pin to the timing marks? Try this...

[MELLO*SOS]

I hate how Nissan chose to do the "timing pin" on the KA24DE. This makes it, for me at least, very difficult to line up with the timing marks on the crank pulley... Resulting in sloppy, innaccurate timing :bash:. Some of my other vehicles have used a much better system of floating a "pointer" a few mm above the crank pulley, like this:



http://ctci.org/membership/Gilsgarage/Images/Timing%20Marks.jpg



So that got me to thinking of how I could make something similar for my KA. I figured out a very quick and inexpensive way to rig a temporary "pointer" to the timing pin. I've never seen this posted anywhere else, so I thought I would share with you guys. So if you've had problems with the timing setup on your KA, feast your eyes on this masterpiece of ingenuity...



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/mello88/DSC07744.jpg



Hehehe, it actually works pretty well! Take one of the little 3" zip ties and cut it so it's only about 1.25" long. Tie it around the pin and align it so it points straight at the bolt holding the crank pulley on. Trim the excess off the end so it doesn't actually touch the crank pulley or belts as they spin. Make sure it's tied tightly onto the pin so it doesn't flap around from wind from the radiator fans, and position it at the very end of the pin to align with the marks on the pulley.

I chose to remove spark plug #1 and use a screwdriver to set the engine to TDC then aligned the end of the ziptie pointer with the 0' timing mark on the pulley. Put the spark plug back in, start the car, disconnect the TPS, give her a few revs, set your idle at 650ish rpm and time away! :kiss: Of course you can just remove it when you're done, it will slide right off the pin.

[EchoOfSilence]

looks good, but let's hope that ziptie doesn't warp/melt out of shape, cuz then you'd get inaccurate readings from then on


Very innovative, though. good shit

[krustindumm]

nice trick!

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[MELLO*SOS]

looks good, but let's hope that ziptie doesn't warp/melt out of shape, cuz then you'd get inaccurate readings from then on


Very innovative, though. good shit

Nah you just use it for a few minutes during timing then throw it away, it's not meant as a permanent thing. I just can't seem to get my line of sight correct when trying to set the timing accurately, so this really helped me out.

[Sularus]

This is a great trick, I will give it a shot next time I need to check timing.

Jason

[EchoOfSilence]

Ah, i see now. Makes it even better. good shit.

[s13silvia03]

thats awesome, wish I would of thought of that when doing my timing

[sw20>>s14]

good thinking! but its not that hard for me to time...but itll help tons of other people for sure...good job!

[NemeGuero]

Timing lights work great too.

[golfer17]

hehe, looks like you rigged that up pretty decent.

we did our timing awhile back, and made a special mark for the correct timing mark so it was extra easy to figure out where to set it. well, we accidentally marked tdc instead of 15 btdc, and couldnt figure out why the car wasnt running right for a week or so, so make sure you guys set it to the second mark from the right (not the left...)

[MELLO*SOS]

Timing lights work great too.

Timing lights are for pussies, real men use a BIC lighter... Flicked on and off really quickly! :coolugh:


This isn't a replacement for a timing light, this just makes it a lot easier to see (when using a timing light) which mark the pin is lining up with :)

[sw20>>s14]

i mean, the pin is like bright gold surrounded by black...and white markings...all three elements clash so it shouldnt be that hard to see...when the light flashes, you could clearly see all three parts...maybe you just need to wipe your stuff down? =)