mandalore4411 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 im looking for advice on timing my 87 gl-10 turbo wagon auto. I took it apart to replace cracked heads on both sides, and it ran perfectly as far as timing goes. Before I took it apart i noticed it wasn't timed exactly right so i marked everything with a paint pen and I put it back together according to my paint marks. I did it in a way that i never had to remove my distributor from the cam tower and the camshafts never had to come out. So there isn't a whole lot of ways i could have messed it up. It runs rough with a sputter and knocking. In park it almost runs normal at idle and revved up over 2k it sounds to be running perfect. butttttt.... when u shift into gear it really has a hard time and cannot really get up to speed. any ideas maybe there is something im not looking at or maybe i should correct the timing? by not timed right i mainly mean the flywheel marks. both cams appear to be right on the money and the ditsy is as it was before taking it apart but the flywheel mark is off by about 1 inch. um my paint mark is 1 inch to the driver side and the flywheel marks are to the pass side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john in KY Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Use the middle of the 3 marks (III) on the flywheel. One cam straight up and the other straight down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 google search the term 'ea82 timing belt' and your answer will bei nt he first results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandalore4411 Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 i know how to do the timing belt. but when i took it apart it was running good right where it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobiedubie Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 The 86 GL-10 automatic is 25 degrees BTDC @ 800 rpm. I set mine at 26 degrees. The only difference between the MT and the AT, is the rpm that you set it at. Except the timing does not vary on mine, at that low of rpm. You would want to clean the corrosion off of the points in the inside top of the distributor cap, before you set the timing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandalore4411 Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 eh timing is right now but the car still isnt. ill have to keep lookin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruparts Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 hi, did you have the diagnostic connectors plugged together to check and set the timing,, and do you have them disconnected now so the ignition advance will work ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobiedubie Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Running rough after reassembly when you did not screw up the timing belts, is possibly the spark plug wires have been interchanged between #1 & #3, or between #2 and #4 cylinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandalore4411 Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 ruparts- i never took the ditsy off the cam so it should be as it was if i am correct i didnt need to use the connectorsscoobiedubie- maybe i did mess up something simple like that. i will check plug wires 2marro, hey thanks alot for giving my problems the look over guys i appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.