91 Tracker 1.6L starting problems

[fixkick]

no tools
a timing light if spark is way off, the cam belt slipped. if slipped to much the rotor in the disrib can fire left or right, random.
if not timing light.the
you can do this.
its called sneak a peak.
almost no tools.

this is #4 firing, how to get there, can be hard.
the crank tdc is #1 or #4 firing.
so if the upper cam mark is at 6pm, that is #1 firing
so turn the crank one full turn, now #4 is firing, is that cam cog marke not at 12pm. if way off, the belt did slip.
just one tool to do that, get cover rocked back with only top and side screws off cover.
all are 10mm socket.


my 91 looks like this. 60a tity mark is the only mark to use
if car has older engine, its just 1 titty mark. no numbers.

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as a side show to cam slip
the compression falls to near 1/2 normal.
150+ psi norm.
80 wrong.
as it slips it loves to retard, crank turns (wants) faster than cam does that.
both tools are 20bucks
timing light
compression.