Setting up the engine

Fig 1: Identifying Crankshaft Stop

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Position the crankshaft

Remove: 

• the mounting screws for the starter motor and pull loose the starter motor and place it to one side.
• the blind cover plug.

Turn the crankshaft slightly clockwise  .

Install crankshaft stop 9995451 . Ensure that it bottoms out against the cylinder block.

Turn the crankshaft counter-clockwise  until it stops against the crankshaft stop.

Check that the marking on the crankshaft timing gear pulley corresponds to the marking on the oil pump.