Ok guys here is the situation i am in. I have done 2 timing belt installes just to let you know. Well, I have a stock 91 integra motor i am building up. I bought a oem integra timing belt to put it on....and well I wrapped the timing belt around the cam gears, waterpump, crank sprocket then tried to wrap around the tensioner and it didn't fit. I loosend the tensioner bolt too. Everything is in timing and there is no slack anywhere. It barely fits. Is there anyway that my tensioner is differen't size because i bought it from someone that said it was from a b-series... so i am thinking if it's from a b-series vtec motor then its probably bigger. Im also using a Chilton manual to help me do this. Please help.

 

can you post a pic ?

 

call honda
ask for 2 part numbers
1) your stock timing belt tensioner
2) a GSR or any b series (94+) timing belt tensioner

if the part numbers are diffrent, you have a problem.

 

tensioner should wrap around second, after crank gear, then tensioner, then w.p, then cam gears

 

What he said

 

I do it tha tway too, but the way he does it should be fine also...The tensioner can move around if loosened good enough

 

sometimes turning the crank (with the belt in place already) a little, you can free up a little tension on the belt.

 

Well i found out what it was guys. When i bought my block from someone they upgraded the waterpump to a P72 GSR Waterpump so i had to buy a P72 GSR timing belt. Thanks for all your input guys!