[Shotimes] Rookie Timing Belt Question

[Dave Ulring]

Leigh,

Thanks for the quick response.

Just took another look at it and I can not see what
your talking about on the lower end.  I now see the
mark on the oil pump and the belt, but I still do not
see anything on the crank or timing belt crank pulley.
 Is it the same as the woodruff key?

Again, thanks for the help.

Dave

--- Leigh Smith <leighsm@comcast.net> wrote:

> See below:
> <Leigh>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Ulring" <dulring@yahoo.com>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 4:09 PM
> Subject: [Shotimes] Rookie Timing Belt Question
> 
> 
> > Ok, got a few hours to spend on putting the SHO
> back
> > together and ran into a problem.  When lining up
> the
> > timing belt with the cams, the lines on the belt
> match
> > the notches on the pulleys, how do I know where to
> > line up the line with the crank?
> 
> There is one dimple in each cam gear, two lines  on
> the belt, and two raised
> marks on the timing cover at 12 noon. All of these
> must line up at once. On
> the lower end, same deal, there is a line on the
> belt, a dimple on the crank
> gear, and a raised boss on the oil pump at about
> 4:30-5:00 position. Line up
> all three at once, actually all nine marks at once.
> The KOA letters on the
> belt must face a specific direction for this all to
> work. IIRC you read the
> letters as if you were standing on the driver's
> side, and looking over the
> engine. Seems backwards, but that is correct.
> 
> > I guess I could
> > reinstall the PS and Alt belt pulley to line it
> up,
> > but I figured you guys have a method without
> having to
> > reinstall the lower timing belt cover and pulley. 
> The
> > second problem I have is with the timing belt
> > tensioner.  I loosened the nut and used a 5 mm hex
> to
> > relieve the tension to remove the belt but then
> forgot
> > to tighten the nut back down.  Therefore the
> tentioner
> > is no longer under tension.  I did not see it spin
> > down, but is it safe to say that if I rotate it
> clock
> > wise until tension is built back up and tighten
> the
> > bolt I will be ok, or is the tentioner hosed?
> 
> OK, just rotate it clockwise. You'll be OK. I just
> built my motor and had
> the tensioner all apart.  IIRC it only had about a
> half-spin of pre-load,
> and wouldn't spin all the way round anyway, cause it
> bumped into something.
> Twist it farther than required so you can have some
> slack in the belt to get
> it on. Then release the nut so the tensioner can do
> its job. Rotate the
> engine a couple times, and don't forget to tighten
> it back up, where it is.
> 
> 
> > Thanks, you guys are saving me hundreds of
> dollars.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > 93MTX
> >
> >
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