JSPECEX

i did a timing belt on a 91 accord and i lined everything up dead on followed every procedure for tensioning it and it wont hold tension. i took it off and tried again nothing. does anybody have any suggestions. thanks for the help

Jmunk

I usually put it on and spin the crank half a turn or so (counter clockwise) than i tighten up the tensioner. Try that, how much slack is there in the belt ?

civic_tuned

Get a new tensioner

jolt-tsp

Might wanna post in the accord forum, just in case they require some step we civicers don't need to worry about on our engines.

JSPECEX

yeah i thought that but i have a civic and i always post here and you guys respond way faster

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JSPECEX

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that is what i was thinking but do you guys know of anyways of testing it

DumpedSi

iTrader: (5)

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JSPECEX

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i already have done that everytime

tangb2023

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that is what i was thinking but do you guys know of anyways of testing it</TD></TR></TABLE>

check it by.. when it is not tightning up... get a tensioner.. if it does the same thing then return.. pretty sure it is the tensioner though.. accords have 2 timming belts.. are there 2 tensioners???

JDM-97CX

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accords have 2 timming belts.. are there 2 tensioners???</TD></TR></TABLE>

huh? are you sure about that? cuz i dont see how having two timing belts would work on that motor.

pro1342

Sometimes you have to push up on the tensioner a little to get the right tension, just be sure you don't get the balance belt too tight.

JSPECEX

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huh? are you sure about that? cuz i dont see how having two timing belts would work on that motor.</TD></TR></TABLE>

there is a tensioner and a balancing belt. how do i know if the balancing belt is to tight. so you guys think it is the tensioner to. it is not my car just a side job so i will have them pick both up and i will see what happens. this is making me wonder becuase when i took off the lower cover there was no spring on the balancing belt tensioner, so maybe that is were the problem is. i replaced both springs. also both his belts didn't look in that bad of shape

JDM-97CX

oh yea i forgot about the balancing belt, i guess i just misunderstood because i was trying to fgure out why it would have two timing belts