07-24-2017, 01:12 AM
My first post. Did some searching and did not find any help.
Original owner of this vehicle. Has never needed any service except oil change and filters. Ran great, but time to replace timing belt(66,000 miles).
Always starts immediately.
After 5 hours, got to the timing belt. All pointers were aligned, so no slipage, and no keyway damage. Without turning engine or cam, installed new belt(Gates- with no direction arrow that I could see).
Here is where I initially, probably screwed up. I think the rotor was pointed at #4(can someone confirm that is where it should have been?). So, without thinking it through, I blindly followed the Chilton directions for resetting valve lash, as I loosened all adjusters to allow cam to more freely rotate for setting belt tension(wish I had not done this). Thinking the rotor was off by 180, I set lash ass backwards(as if I had rotated crank 360). This screwed up all of the valve lash adjustments. Started engine and it would only idle and not exactly smoothly. Took it all apart and found this site so spent some time studying the belt timing procedure here. Reset valve lash by the cam lobes being at the middle of the circle at .006". Tried to start and no fire at all.
If the timing for the belt is set for #4, should not the rotor point at #4? Mine is pointing at #1.
Original owner of this vehicle. Has never needed any service except oil change and filters. Ran great, but time to replace timing belt(66,000 miles).
Always starts immediately.
After 5 hours, got to the timing belt. All pointers were aligned, so no slipage, and no keyway damage. Without turning engine or cam, installed new belt(Gates- with no direction arrow that I could see).
Here is where I initially, probably screwed up. I think the rotor was pointed at #4(can someone confirm that is where it should have been?). So, without thinking it through, I blindly followed the Chilton directions for resetting valve lash, as I loosened all adjusters to allow cam to more freely rotate for setting belt tension(wish I had not done this). Thinking the rotor was off by 180, I set lash ass backwards(as if I had rotated crank 360). This screwed up all of the valve lash adjustments. Started engine and it would only idle and not exactly smoothly. Took it all apart and found this site so spent some time studying the belt timing procedure here. Reset valve lash by the cam lobes being at the middle of the circle at .006". Tried to start and no fire at all.
If the timing for the belt is set for #4, should not the rotor point at #4? Mine is pointing at #1.