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no worries. Got it running. on my engine I guess the timing marks on the cam gears go straight up and line up with some small marks on the timing belt back cover.Meaning both marks are at the 12 oclock position and the crank at the 6 oclock .also for anyone that has a small tab on the tensioner that...

Would laying a straight edge across them be good?
Will the engine run without the air cleaner hooked up on this car?ie throttle body not covered

i currently have an identical problem on my lanos, a 2000 model, but i had a head shop do the work on the heads. i have good compression across the board, i have good fuel pressure and delivery, good spark... two questions: what is the firing order of the 2000 1.6 model, so i can check to see if th...

I know this is old post but what did the engine do when the cams were reversed? Did it back fire through the throttle body?

Trying to see if I have same problem. Lines look right but there is still an obvious problem.

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.Crank mark is small rectangle right? and it aligns with sort of arrow notch on bottom of guard pointing at floor basically this is the correct alignment diagram: http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/mmamdouh/timing%20belt%20replacment/8.jpg http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/mmamdouh/timing%...

it all looks aligned to me. tried starting it today and still backfiring(puffing)through throttle body.Actually started fire on air box. I had sprayed a bunch of throttle body cleaner in when I had intake disconnected.Could this be a cause of problem?Wires on wrong?

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yeah tore it apart and everything is aligned right.Didn't think I could make the mistake but needed to be sure.The number one piston is at top center and all lines are aligned.Crank mark is small rectangle right? and it aligns with sort of arrow notch on bottom of guard pointing at floor basically.I...

Just replaced head gasket on car while doing so thought I would be smart and take all kinds of digital photos for ease of reassembly.Well things were quite easy anyway until I went to replace the cams.It turned out the camera didn't store any of the damn pics.If I am correct the cams on this car are...