Accidently lined up the dots wrong..What to do?

fox04

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well im doin a cam swap and accidently lined up the dot wrong on the timing chain b4 i took it off. when i took it off I had the cam sprocket dot at the 12oclock position and the crank sprocket dot at the 6oclock position i know i had it backwards but what should i do when i reinstall the timing chain Just lign it up like that the turn the motor over till they line up right and reinstall the cam? or wth should i do

 

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If nothing has moved, reinstall the chain, rotate the assembly till the dots are properly aligned then take it back off again.

 

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ok thts what i was thinking. What if ijust take #1 plug out check for when piston is all the way up an install it then correctly

 

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fox04 said:

ok thts what i was thinking. What if ijust take #1 plug out check for when piston is all the way up an install it then correctly

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If nothing has moved... then don't screw with it. Just pop the chain back on and rotate it to the intended orientation. No muss, no fuss.

 

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lol ok thanks man.