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Originally Posted by ngoma
Please excuse that I have no idea what a see saw gauge with various shafts etc. is, and no idea how it is used to time the IP.
I time the IP using a dial indicator mounted on the extension shaft, rotating the rear camshaft pulley to achieve the desired setting. It makes sense to me, those are the tools available to me, and after practicing it a few times it is not particularly difficult nor time consuming.
Alternately, of course you can rotate the body of the IP instead of rotating the camshaft pulley. The main concern is to relieve stresses to the injector hardlines while moving the IP. Best to slightly loosen the hardlines at the IP distribution block before repositioning the IP.
To me, the hassle of loosening/retightening the hardlines alone (even with the special "flare nut style" wrench) makes the other method more appealing.
However, I will one-time reposition the IP outwards from the engine (more or less "permanently") to ease future R/R of #5 and 6 GPs.
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Pictures of the see saw above, there is sense in my ramblings haha
