I'm just wonding, am I off a tooth or something because I let the car idle at about 650rpm and I cant get the timing lined up when the distributor is fully cranked... Thanks!!

 

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before you go ******* with that...did you:
jump the service connector
are you using the right timing marks and can you see them (mine were so faded i couldnt even see them)

 

Jump the service connector? Explain please...

And yeah, I took some whiteout and a black pin and marked the middle notch...

 

Are you on the correct plug wire with the timing light?- should be the one closest to the pulley.

How far off are you?

 

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http://www.norcalcrx.org/ht.html#ignition....try that

 

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And yeah, I took some whiteout and a black pin and marked the middle notch...</TD></TR></TABLE>

There is a little connector underneath the passenger side dashboard. It has a blue end, but I can't remember the wire colours(it's the only open connector there) just ground it out and then set the timing.

 

is this the same connector you use to view you ecu codes if you throw a cel..

 

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http://www.norcalcrx.org/ht.html#ignition....try that</TD></TR></TABLE>

Did it step by step, didn't work...

Ok, now what?

 

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Did it step by step, didn't work...

Ok, now what?</TD></TR></TABLE>

if you followed the timing procedure and you still cant see the marks then your more than likely off a tooth or something. make sure your light is working correctly before you go ripping everything apart. also if you cant see the marks holding the light straight down at it hold the light off at an angle and see if you can see your marks.

 

Did you make sure the car was warmed up properly?
I had the same problem, the pulley's weren't off and it was idilng right but the marks just wouldn't line up. I tried again the next day and had the same problem. The third day I tried again and it mysteriously lined up.
Moral of the story? keep trying

 

Car was warmed, jumped those wires, it was on the #1 wire, bla bla bla, followed it step by step and didn't work.

Ok, I'm goina go jump the tooth one, thanks!

 

rather than guessing and jumping a tooth, why not check and see if the belt is on properly. trial and error isnt the right way to go about things in this area.