Cam/timing belt installation...

[TheMAN]

it's a LOT easier if you mark the belt and pullies and then take the belt off to do the work ya know

Yeah I drove it around quite a bit...Not hard at all yet though...

Idle was fine, no "lumpy" feeling or anything...still felt completely stock...

I will recheck the timing in a few days...with both cams aligned perfectly at TDC, I bumped the intake cam one tooth forward...then as I slipped the belt over the exhuast cam sprocket it moved one tooth from TDC and fit up perfectly with the other...It appeared like they were wrong, but after you readjust the crank sprocket to TDC they line up perfectly again...That was my biggest problem...I didn't have anything to brace the crank sprocket from moving when I pulled the belt over the cam sprockets...So every time I applied pressure on the belt, it would move the crank sprocket...and then usually be one tooth off on the cam sprockets...I did finally get it though after about 10 tries...and also after I figured out how to adjust the tensioner...It it takes some practice, but after you figure out what moves you can eye ball where you need it before you slip the belt on it should line up perfectly...

Everything is great so far...and I am actually not looking for any significant gains, just as a first step for the build up...engine mounts are going in next week, and the MSP #3 mount is already in...I noticed no difference with that at all in vibration, and I have not launched the car violently yet to see if it affected wheel hop in the slightest...but by mid next week I should start to drive it a little harder and comment...

 

[twilightprotege]

install got a new timing belt...but i have marked the pulleys and belt this time

 

[TheMAN]

another trick is to use a bungee cord to keep some tension on the belt to keep it from slipping off one of the pullies while you work on putting the other part of the belt on

 

[twilightprotege]

that's a good trick!

 

[Installshield 2]

it's a LOT easier if you mark the belt and pullies and then take the belt off to do the work ya know

Indeed...I actually marked the old belt, but never transfered the marks to the new one...I was just getting ready to trace the marks to the new belt, but I finally got it anyway...My problem mostly was that I was the only one there when I was re-timing the engine...and pulling the belt over the cam sprockets while trying to hold the cams in place with a wrench sucked...