ReydeSol774bbl

This is kind of silly. How do you recommend turning the crank when the timing sprocket is off? I pulled the engine last week, been taking my sweet time, and will have the new parts installed and the engine together by tomorrow night. My buddy's girlfriend decided to try pulling off the timing sprocket when I was at the auto parts store... with a hammer, by pulling down sideways on it. When I get back I see the #1 piston is no longer at TDC... :mad

So get back to it, pull the sprocket with my new puller and head to autozone to buy a crank turning socket. I've seen them for sale in Summit and Jegs, but all the people there looked at me like I had been drinking. I checked their catalog, and no dice, they don't have one. Which leads me to believe that someone else has had to turn the engine while it was apart like this and perhaps has some advice?

Thanks in advance, good day! :cheers:

72rdstr

I used to put a stack of washers under the harmonic balancer bolt and use it to turn the engine. Then I bought the right tool..... Doesn't work any better, just easier to set up.
:cheers: