chrisknight

just replaced the water pump and the timing belt on my 1994 civic ex...
now it wont start.
How do you line up the cam with the crank?
I put a paint mark on a tooth of the belt and on the 2 teeth on the cam like my haynes manual said...
Did the same on the crank sprocket... and transfered the markes to the new belt.
I have spark and I can hear the fuel pump winding up then I click the key 1 time...
the car didnt have a problem starting before I replaced the belt...
When I took the water pump off it was totally locked up... the belt didnt break but Im worried it slipped a tooth or two...
I STF but no real straight answer...
How does one go about lining the cam & crank if I got messed up during timing belt install?
thanks!
chris

JDM_Ej

Well your using a Haynes manual, and not a Helms, which would be your first problem. Your probably not timed right. Set the crank to TDC. It should already have a mark on it. Line your cam gear up to TDC as well. Retighten the timing belt. This might take a few tries to get perfect, because tighening the timing belt sometimes tends to throw it off a degree or two.