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Originally Posted by Spuds
Well Phil stopped by last night and we got the timing belt on. The car was really being a bitch and didn't want to be put back together.
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Damn, I'll second that about the car being a pain. Or should I say third?
Now, Todd's car had been sitting a bit, so on our first attempt the cams and the crank didn't want to move freely for positioning. All the wiggling cause the Crank Position Fin Wheel to come off of the timing belt cog as we were about to pull the tensioner pin. After resetting the fin wheel, we had about completed the second attempt, when the allen key used as the tensioner pin snapped during it removal.
So to be sure the broken piece did not get lodged in the tensioner, we had to remove it for inspection and reset the tensioner. The third attempt was the charm. The engine cranks nicely.
Todd, just be sure to not pull on the crank cog too much if you end up putting the crank pulley on and then pulling it off. That is how it got dislodged. Crank the engine from time to time as you do your rebuild to keep everything moving and check all moving parts. I talked to Greg about the lateral cam movement we saw and he confirmed what I believed: without the retainer in the back of the cam, that sucker will move a bit in and out. Same with the rear cam without the distributer.
I also left that dvd behind. I'll get if from you one day.