Teledyne TSIO-360-RB, Maintenance Manual

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12-10
5. Slowly rotate the crankshaft in the opposite direction of normal rotation until the piston
lightly touches the dead center locator. Observe reading on the disk under the pointer.
POSITIVE DEAD CENTER
LOCATOR INSTALLED.
PISTON LIGHTLY
TOUCHING
# 1 CYLINDER
NOTE: THE PROTRACTOR/TIMING INDICATOR
SHOWN IS USED WITH THE PROPELLER AND
SPINNER INSTALLED.
OPPOSITE
NORMAL DIRECTION
OF ROTATION.
EXAMPLE: 85 o POSITION.
80
90
NOTE: DIAL INDICATOR POSITIONS SHWON ARE EXAMPLES
ONLY. POSITIONS ON THE PROTRACTOR/TIMING INDICATOR
DISC WILL DIFFER FROM ENGINE TO ENGINE.
FIGURE 12-5. TIMING POSITION STEP 2
6. Move the disk to exactly one half of the number of degrees observed toward the top
center mark.
POSITIVE DEAD CENTER
LOCATOR INSTALLED.
PISTON LIGHTLY
TOUCHING
# 1 CYLINDER
NOTE: THE PROTRACTOR/TIMING INDICATOR
SHOWN IS USED WITH THE PROPELLER AND
SPINNER INSTALLED.
NORMAL DIRECTION
OF ROTATION.
EXAMPLE: 42.5 o POSITION.
40
50
NOTE: DIAL INDICATOR POSITIONS SHWON ARE EXAMPLES
ONLY. POSITIONS ON THE PROTRACTOR/TIMING INDICATOR
DISC WILL DIFFER FROM ENGINE TO ENGINE.
FIGURE 12-5. TIMING POSITION STEP 3
7. This will be approximately one half the number of degrees remaining of 360 degrees of
crankshaft rotation. You have now located top dead center.