Honda Doc wrote:
> NEVER use anything but the crank pulley bolt to turn the engine.
>
>
> "motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote in message
> news:41AC0D24.1040400@interbaun.com...
>>It's just like a SOHC engine, with adjuster screws and (12mm?)lock nuts.
>>You can just download the procedure from many sites so you don't need to
>>buy a manual. . . Some auto parts places in Canada will even print the
>>procedure pages off their (self-serve) computer.
>>
>>Remove the plugs and use the power steering pulley to turn it over.
>>
>>Bear in mind that the Britt version of the manual says to do it every
>>50,000 Km (30,000 miles), and they tend to tighten with age, so some
>>people adjust to the looser side of the spec. I'd rather hear them tick
>>than smell them burning.
>>
>>Try also hondasuv.com, look in 'CRV /articles'
>>
>>'Curly'
>>
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Um, Honda doc,

Where did you read that?

With the plugs out, you can turn over a '99 CRV engine with your gloved
hand on the PS pulley, and some around here do it all day long. The big
nut on the PS pump will not come loose for the tiny bit of torque it
takes to crank the engine over, and the added bonus is being able to see
the timing markings on the pulley from above.

'Engineers know the rules . . owners / technicians / tinkerers know the
exceptions'

'Curly'