No timing marks!
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No timing marks!
by Ural Vic » Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:27 am
OK. After reading the forum I figured I would try and adjust my valves on my 2007 gear up. After removing the rubber cap I can't find the timing marks on the flywheel. I have rotated the engine until I could spin the lifters on each cylinder and then adjusted from there. Now I am a little worried I didn't have it at TDC. Did I do the right thing or is there something else I need to look for? Thanks for any and all advice in this matter. I hope I put this in the right section. Yep I'm a noobie!
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by George Butz » Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:04 am
I pretty much check mine the same way. 
I would say the marks HAVE to be there ..somewhere.....but it is a Ural
Gonna make timing the ignition a bit difficult.
I would say the marks HAVE to be there ..somewhere.....but it is a Ural
Gonna make timing the ignition a bit difficult.
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by BillyG » Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:37 am
Hopefully you waited until the valves were in overlap as stopping when you can first spin the rods is not quite TDC.
There was a time long ago when a handful of Urals came over without timing/TDC marked flywheels. I imagine it could have occurred again. The marks are sometimes difficult to see unless, once found, they are highlighted with paint or some such brightly colored stuff.
There was a time long ago when a handful of Urals came over without timing/TDC marked flywheels. I imagine it could have occurred again. The marks are sometimes difficult to see unless, once found, they are highlighted with paint or some such brightly colored stuff.
Bill Glaser
2002 Ural Patrol "CYKA"
110,000 km's since May 1st 2002
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2002 Ural Patrol "CYKA"
110,000 km's since May 1st 2002
The "Unofficial Ural Service Manual" can be viewed at: www.myural.com
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by Ural Vic » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:54 pm
just an update. All turned out well. It appears even that though I removed the plugs so I could turn the engine slowly, I still somehow managed to miss the marks. A purchase of a timing light helped. I was able to finally find the marks and everything is set ok. 
Victor
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2007 Yamaha FJR 1300
2007 Ural Artic Gear Up
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Re: No timing marks!
by CharlieMac » Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:59 pm
As far as I can make out , on the 750 12v wolf engine I recenly installed in my M66 the timing marks are approximate 180 deg out , I just get TDC by feeling the piston with a screwdriver down the sparkplug hole
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Re: No timing marks!
by jndomin » Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:30 am
You can find TDC with an unbent paper clip through the spark plug hole. Just feel for the piston as you rotate the crankshaft by hand.
JD
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Re: No timing marks!
by vt ural cycles » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:27 am
When i find the marks, i take a Q-tip and spray a little white paint into a cup and dab that paint on the arrows when i set up the bikes. Now every time it comes back to get the valves
set im ahead of the game.
set im ahead of the game.
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Re: No timing marks!
by niteblues59 » Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:15 am
Yeah, I used a silver Sharpie to mark mine, now they're easy to see as they spin by...
Scott
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