Tom Gibbons
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- Mar 22, 2015
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Beecher,
Illinois
Hello all, I ran into a problem changing my timing belt. This is a 6 bolt swap in a 2g. I can't seem to get all of the timing marks to line up. When piston #1 is at TDC of the compression stroke, the dowel pins are at 12 O'clock, the timing marks on the cams and oil pump pulley are lined up properly, but the timing mark on the crank gear is not lined up, (about 1/8 revolution away from the timing mark on the block).
At TDC of the exhaust stroke, the cam gear marks line up properly, the oil pump lines up properly, the dowel pins are at 6 O'clock, and the crank gear is in the same incorrect position as it was when at TDC of the compression stroke.
The engine ran alright, but felt a little weaker than I think it should have under high load. I pulled the valve cover to be sure that piston #1 was at TDC and what stroke in the cycle it was on. It seems to me that something is on incorrectly, and I am worried about trying to fix it and blowing up my engine. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Is it possible that I have the wrong crank timing gear? Or could the marks be off since it's a 6 bolt swap?
These two pics show TDC on the compression stroke.
At TDC of the exhaust stroke, the cam gear marks line up properly, the oil pump lines up properly, the dowel pins are at 6 O'clock, and the crank gear is in the same incorrect position as it was when at TDC of the compression stroke.
The engine ran alright, but felt a little weaker than I think it should have under high load. I pulled the valve cover to be sure that piston #1 was at TDC and what stroke in the cycle it was on. It seems to me that something is on incorrectly, and I am worried about trying to fix it and blowing up my engine. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Is it possible that I have the wrong crank timing gear? Or could the marks be off since it's a 6 bolt swap?
These two pics show TDC on the compression stroke.
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