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jasongray5
17th July 2010, 06:03 PM
afternoon all.
Problem.
some bright spark rubbed off the markings i made from my flywheel to engine, and I now have a possible of 6 ways that it can bolt back up to then engine?
Its a 1.8 blacktop and standard flywheel?
Has anyone got any bright ideas?

Chheers Jas
twinturbo
17th July 2010, 06:27 PM
Does the zetec blacktop have the Crank position pickup wheel on the fly?

If so, get cylinder 1 at TDC and then the -1 on the trigger lined up with where the sensor would be.

If not, fit it any way and forget about it, your very very unlikly to notice any difference at all.

TT
snapper
17th July 2010, 07:06 PM
Worth checking and I stand to be corrected but with the Megajolt the missing tooth is 90 degs before top dead center
David_17
17th July 2010, 08:10 PM
iirc one of the bolt holes is slightly off set so it will only fit one way.
mr henderson
17th July 2010, 08:35 PM
iirc one of the bolt holes is slightly off set so it will only fit one way.

Not tried it on a Zetec, but that is indeed the usual way.
twinturbo
17th July 2010, 09:00 PM
Not so on pinto, cvh, cologns , dohc's that I have worked on. And the CVH fly is used on the zetec conversion.

TT
Big Vern
18th July 2010, 09:32 AM
The DOHC, CVH and ZETEC flywheels I have all have an offset hole so there MUSt be an offset hole in the crank.
You usually find this out when you've toqued up five of the bolts and the last one won't go in DOH!
Try fitting the flywheel and nipping upo the bolts.
I will check later on my old TIS to see if the official manual can Identify a mark or reference.

BV.
twinturbo
18th July 2010, 10:08 AM
No Mention of it in TIS, just undo and do up 6 bolts.

TT
adrianreeve
18th July 2010, 05:52 PM
Holes are definately offset - the flywheel will only go on one way.

Cheers

Adrian
Coozer
18th July 2010, 09:51 PM
Yep, as said there is only one way it fits.

Holes are offset to ensure the timing of the 36 -1 is always correct.
jasongray5
18th July 2010, 11:26 PM
cheers guys, really cant thank you all enough
Dont think i would stand any chance of ever finishing this car without this forum!

Cheers again, Jas
Big Vern
19th July 2010, 08:53 PM
TT
Which version of TIS? Mine has note about aligning flywheel to crank on escort zetec manual as does the '543 for the DOHC...

BV
baz-r
21st July 2010, 03:08 PM
almost all engines have only one postion of fitting the crank/flywheel as how else couuld it be fitted central and in ballance to the crank!