when having to re-do your timing. do you have to spin the crank around a few times before lining it up with the cams?
or do you just spin it once till it gets to tdc?

 

don't turn it at all if you have the cams in and don't have a timing belt on it - with belt still on just turn it until arrows on cams are up and TDC mark on crank pulley is aligned

 

your #1 cyl should have been at tdc when you took the timing belt off... the crank shouldint spin with out the timing belt on

 

well crap. it wasnt, and the crank deff spins when the timing belt is off, but when i took it off i noticed my cams were one tooth off
and then i tried to fix that and thats when **** got effed up


Modified by 91 ZC hatchback at 11:42 AM 2/27/2006

 

probably got lucky - the arrows on the cam gears are not up, correct?

 

as of right now everything is up. and it still wont start
but one of my friends told me you have to spin the crank around all the way a few times before you can set it on TDC to re-time it, so that why i asked before i got out there turning that ****


Modified by 91 ZC hatchback at 12:17 PM 2/27/2006

 

if everything is up, just set crank to TDC and then set cams - you don't have to turn it over - after you get cams aligned loosen the tensioner bolt, turn the crankshaft counterclockwise 1/4 turn and then tighten the tensioner bolt