04-29-2013, 08:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-29-2013, 08:09 AM by Rangerscott.)
I followed everything on this site and still can not get the disty to line up correctly after replacing the head gasket.
The crank key sloy is in perfect condition with new woodruff key. Nice tight fit and is pointing up. The cam sprocket is installed correctly with the inner "E" to the cam pin and outer "E" pointed up for TDC 4. Installed tye belt, rotated twice and checked alignment. Tightened slack pulley and tensioner bolt.
Install disty at either TDC 1 or 4 and I have to rotate tye disty max right for the rotor to align with the post. Yes I do have a good rotor and only installs on the wide side on the top of the disty. After getting tye engine hot and timing it, the mark on the pulley stays to the right of the timing marks on the timing cover. With and without the timing plug "jumped."
Now if I take the timing belt off and rotate tye cam pulley clockwise 1 tooth, then I can get tye rotor tip to align with the post and have it almost completely centered on the hold down bolt. The mark on the crank pulley will align with the "0" on the timing cover and I can properly set tye timing that way.
So what could he tye problem? Ive pulled out tye disty several times and simulated being a tooth off with it but its very noticeable when you're a tooth off with the disty.
Only thing I can think of is maybe tye disty gear on the cam shaft rotated. I know theyre pressed on but Ive seen pics of a guys that came off his camshaft.
The crank key sloy is in perfect condition with new woodruff key. Nice tight fit and is pointing up. The cam sprocket is installed correctly with the inner "E" to the cam pin and outer "E" pointed up for TDC 4. Installed tye belt, rotated twice and checked alignment. Tightened slack pulley and tensioner bolt.
Install disty at either TDC 1 or 4 and I have to rotate tye disty max right for the rotor to align with the post. Yes I do have a good rotor and only installs on the wide side on the top of the disty. After getting tye engine hot and timing it, the mark on the pulley stays to the right of the timing marks on the timing cover. With and without the timing plug "jumped."
Now if I take the timing belt off and rotate tye cam pulley clockwise 1 tooth, then I can get tye rotor tip to align with the post and have it almost completely centered on the hold down bolt. The mark on the crank pulley will align with the "0" on the timing cover and I can properly set tye timing that way.
So what could he tye problem? Ive pulled out tye disty several times and simulated being a tooth off with it but its very noticeable when you're a tooth off with the disty.
Only thing I can think of is maybe tye disty gear on the cam shaft rotated. I know theyre pressed on but Ive seen pics of a guys that came off his camshaft.