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dial indicator #1343854 07/26/05 12:44 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 30 Atlanta,Georgia V vladmire OP New CEG\'er
OP vladmire New CEG\'er V Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 30 Atlanta,Georgia	I want to use a dial indicator to insure i am at TDC on cylinder 1 to time the engine correctly what do I need to buy for the stem to be long enough to reach down far enough into the cylinder 99' royal purple contour

Re: dial indicator #1343855 07/26/05 01:26 AM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,408 R Rogerm60 Hard-core CEG'er
Rogerm60 Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,408	You need a long stem traveling indicator. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" -George Santayana

Re: dial indicator #1343856 07/26/05 02:58 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,456 F FavoriteMystaque Hard-core CEG\'er
FavoriteMystaque Hard-core CEG\'er F Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,456	I used a dowel and did it by eye on my Dodge Lancer 2.2, it was fine. The Contour engine may be fussier...

Re: dial indicator #1343857 07/26/05 05:48 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA B Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA	I've never used a dial indicator for this. Usually I can use a long skinny screwdriver. There are special tools for this though. This is one I found with a Google search using "TDC Tool". This one happens to be for a motorcycle engine, but that shouldn't matter as long as you have the correct spark plug thread. It is about half way down the page on the right hand side. http://www.aperaceparts.com/tools.html Jim Johnson 98 SVT 03 Escape Limited

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