06-23-2013, 06:39 AM
Bought a 1996 original owner with 161,000 miles. Clean rig, ran great but unknown maintenance history. Decided to change timing belt,water pump,belts and all hoses. Followed all steps to the letter in the t-belt section then adjusted valve lash, then set dizzy. Everything checked out, pulled crank bolt, checke dfor damage, reinstalled with loctite blue at 94 lbs. Did all of the other maintenance suggested while apart, ie: throttle body ports,EGR,etc. Checked compression before buttoning up 160-165 on all cylinders. Buttoned everything up and it would not start. Slow cranking, some backfiring. Pulled everything back apart. All timing marks check out exactly. Timing belt is really stiff going on and when crankng during compression tests belt seems to be walking off the cogs. Checked the indexing on the idler, everything moving free. Rechecked distributor, rotor at #4 when cam gear E/dimple up at 12:00. Not sure what I am doing wrong. Any help is appreciated.