Timing issue

[ginge191]

How weird, never come across that before, which is rare as ive had like 50 xuds thro this shop lol...remove starter and show pics, seems really odd...

Timing without it will be a farce tbh as being an IDI you cant get a DTI on the piston to do it manually... probs have to put other flywheel on, lock it, put tipex mark on fly and bottom area of block (so u can see from fly inspection plate), change flywheels without letting the motor move an inch (mark other end from wides point possible on crnak pulley to be sure) and then transfer mark onto new fly and use that to time it...bit of a farce, still a little confused as ive genuninly never come across an xud with the hole in a different place..that hole is generic across xuds / xu's / tu's / dw motors, all thesame size hole in the same place, so a little confused to how its moved...you sure new flywheel is adeffo an xud one?

i understand, we were going to start tip'exing etc, or i thought perhaps attempt to drill a new locking hole on the fly.

and yes, we're very confused - i'll try and get a pic tomorrow if i can.

As for the fly, yes, i'm positive. My engine, came from the boxer, and the donor engine is max's, which is from a 306.

the actual locking hole is about 30mm lower than the locking point on the 306 block, and ofcourse, subsequently lower than the locking point on the fly.

Appreciate the input darren, i'll see what i can sort out tomorrow, i'll try get it uploaded by 1pm 'ish


got to pick up a new drivshaft tomorrow - the shaft today had to come out with the engine and required a severe amount of sledge hammer'ing. Seized in absoloutely solid. typical for a 23 year old derv on 216k