2G how to reset timing

[805LegendDSM]

Ive searched and searched. I have a 96 GST, i replaced the timing belt and water pump recently, and noticed i could never line up the timing marks, i was barely able to get everything to be near perfect but wasnt perfectly aligned, i thought maybe my timing was off or is it always like that?

Anyways, how do i reset timing, every thread i read everything seems to be adjusted by a Camshaft sensor. I own a 96 Eclipse GST Automatic, the markings on the crankshaft pulley are there, but i dont have a camshaft sensor to adjust timing like it says all over this place. I remember in my 95 GST (5 years ago) i was able to set timing by jumping a plug of some sort. I may be tripping and might be landing on a planet named Dahmmy if so someone please bring me back to earth with this my timing is off.

 

[bmxfelon420]

The timing on a 2g is fixed. No adjustment is required. In terms of physical timing, they should all line up.

The plug you're talking about isnt to set timing, it's to disable the timing advance for diagnostics.

 

[805LegendDSM]

The timing on a 2g is fixed. No adjustment is required. In terms of physical timing, they should all line up.

The plug you're talking about isnt to set timing, it's to disable the timing advance for diagnostics.

...so on a 96 GST, how do i adjust timing ?

 

[lasershark]

Are you talking about mechanical timing (should all line up perfectly) or
ignition timing?

 

[bmxfelon420]

...so on a 96 GST, how do i adjust timing ?

You cant, there is literally nothing to adjust in terms of ignition timing. Mechanical timing, it isnt an adjustment, its lining up all the marks properly. If you want to advance ignition timing on a 2g you'd want link. A 1G CAS would allow you to adjust timing, but the 1G CAS doesnt work right with stock 2G ecus. And if you had link you wouldnt really need the 1G CAS anyways, because you'd adjust the timing in link, not the base timing.