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Tomvw said:

Please take more care when offering advice on critical systems.
When the small hole on one side is at 12 o'clock, the small hole on the other side should be at 6 o'clock.

The small hole on one side should always be at the same time as the large hole on the other side.

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Holy crap I wrote that? I didn't even realize I made that mistake.
Yes tomvw you are correct. Take it a step further, I should have not used 12 o'clock as reference either.
When everything is lined up properly (mark on the crank to tdc mark and the marks on the camshafts with the marks on the cam caps) it should be as the picture shows. Two small holes to the outside / or two large holes to the inside.

However, at any given time the following applies.
Quote from tomvw "The small hole on one side should always be at the same time as the large hole on the other side."

I owe the forum an apology here I guess. Sorry for typing something misleading.
And to tomvw, thanks for calling me out.

AndreasPassat said:

I owe the forum an apology here I guess. Sorry for typing something misleading.
And to tomvw, thanks for calling me out.

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Don't beat yourself up. I didn't catch that either until reading Tom's unusually gentle admonition.

ylwagon said:

Don't beat yourself up. I didn't catch that either until reading Tom's unusually gentle admonition.

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I don't think I'm beating myself up. I'm just acknowledging that tomvw had the keen eye and caught my misleading info.
I don't bring an extraordinary amount of usefulness to this forum. However the things that I do bring whether it be small or large it should be accurate. Also, I'm the type of person that can except that I made a mistake. Plus, I think it's a courteous gesture to inform the forum that I acknowledge I made a mistake.

I think that you misinterpreted my response. I'd say that you do bring usefulness to the forum; I agree that our posts should be accurate; It's good that you admit and acknowledge your mistakes. And I'd say that you are generally a courteous member too.