No timing marks on flywheel

I am replacing the IP on my car tonight and i can not see any timing marks on the flywheel(5 speed) So how can i time the engine without the proper marks. The flywheel is too rusty to see the marks probably. thanks

Unless you have a replacement flywheel it should have the mark. To help find it rotate the engine until you can get the IP locking pin in. Use a BRIGHT light and have someone rotate the crank using a 19 mm socket on the end. It should only require a few degrees of rotation back and forth to find it.

Volks:

Do aftermarket flywheels come with timing marks? I have not had to replace one yet, but the time may be coming. It would be good to know beforehand.

Dan

i dont know if its a stock flywheel or not the car has 147k on it now. so it may be stock. The bigger problem is the amount of rust on the flywheel makes is hard to see.

All of Us said:

Do aftermarket flywheels come with timing marks?

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Many do... Many don't... I had to use a dial-gauge and a probe down the #1 cylinder glow plug hole to verify the precise point...

77machomopar said:

The bigger problem is the amount of rust on the flywheel makes is hard to see.

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It's often hard to see... changing the angle of vision as well as adding a LOT of light helps... did you remove the air filter box and hose?? In addition to getting in the right ballpark using the injection pump hole, there's also a small mark on the back edge of the harmonic balancer (looks like a tiny bite mark) that lines up with a mark on the metal lower timing belt cover... Not nearly as precise as the flywheel mark, but again, it gets you very close...

Yuri

Use the mark on the crank damper to get things close, or use the camshaft to get it close, or use the ip hole to get it close, then look for the mark on the crank. A can of brake clean works wonders to remove "stuff". A brilliant flashlight helps immensely too.

ok i got the timing marks on. Now it wont prime any fuel.

What are you using to try and prime the pump??

Some pumps are rather stubborn and a LOT of vacuum is required as well as a lot of patience... keep a strong vacuum on it for 20 minutes and see if anything happens...

Yuri