i rebuilt my engine.

put the head on. cam shafts, cam caps ect.

set the crank to TDC. loosen tensioner. set both cam gears so the aarows are pointing up.

i set the belt on the exhaust cam first.

double checked the aarows on both gears, then put the belt up on the intake gear.

tighten the tensionher.

is there supposed to be play on the belt still? when i press the belt down between the gears, it goes down about 1/2"

im scared to put the rest of the car together because i think it skipped a tooth..

i tried for 4 hours and had the same result..

how can i resolve this? thanks


98 integra ls

 

Check this link:

http://www.c-speedracing.com/h...t.php

You need to rotate the crank to set the tension.

 

Rotate the crank counter clockwise until you move the cams about 3 teeth. Then tighten the tensioner. If it is still lose you can get a long screw driver and push on the tensioner to tension the belt. Dont do it too tight though.

Mine is actually too tight right now and i am getting a whining noise coming from the belt.

 

^ thanks.

i couldnt find that info anywhere in the helms.

hopefully i can get this finished tomorrow. THANKS A LOT

 

Actually..you live kinda close. If you have trouble just shoot me a pm and maybe i can swing by and help you. you are in hb right? carson is a little far.

 

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yea border of hb/fv.

my friend is coming over after work tomororw and we're gonna try and get it up and running tomororw. ill hit you up if we dont finish tomororw, lol

 

Alrighty. hope you get it up and running.

 

ok i got my timing belt on.

car runs, bu tthe idle is low.

and the coolant resv starts to steam when the car is warmed up but the temp gauge is pointing at 11 o clock (normal)

 

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car runs, bu tthe idle is low.

and the coolant resv starts to steam when the car is warmed up but the temp gauge is pointing at 11 o clock (normal)</TD></TR></TABLE>

use a timing gun.... and play with the dizzy

timing couple still b off.. but u can advance or degree to get it right on the dot

 

ok i re did the timing belt. the car RUNS but the timing is really off. i fully advanced it for it to idle correctly.

I'm going to drop it off at my dads shop tomorrow and let them deal with it. lol

re do timing belt and vavle adjustment.

 

Are you sure you did the timing belt right? When the cams are at tdc, the mark on the crank pulley should actually be a little before the marking on the lower timing belt cover.

The reason this happens is because the belt gets the slack pulled out of it before it starts to move the cams.

 

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The reason this happens is because the belt gets the slack pulled out of it before it starts to move the cams.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i didnt know that about the crank being a lil before the mark on the cover.

the manual said make sure the white mark is matching with the mark on the cover so its at TDC.

I line up the tdc marks on the cams with the aarons pointing up and the groves on the gears pointing towards each other.

i was able to drive it out to the shop this morning. hope to get it back soon. lol

 

Yes when you first line it all up, everything should be spot on. THe cams should line up perfect and the crank should line up exactly with the timing belt cover.

But when you go to tension the belt and move the crank counter clockwise, the slack gets pulled out making the crank turn a little bit before the cams begin to turn resulting in the pulley marking being a bit ahead of the mark on the timing belt cover.

 

^ makes a lot of sense now. lol


shop called. they fixed my timing and heater core problem (i pluged the hose into the wrong outlet? iono .hah

 

Sounds good man.

I see you are a ron paul supporter. Check out the shirts were going to be putting out soon

 

^sick

ill buy one if he makes the primaries, lol

i just picked up my car. runs good. thanks for the help!

 

glad to hear