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setting timing belt to crankshaft 200 1991

posted by  Volvodad on  Thu May 15 03:54 CST 2003
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To add to the good info below: pull all the spark plugs out and you can turn the engine over quite easily to get things lined up. After installing the belt and releasing the tensioner so it tightens the belt, roll the engine over a couple of turns and check that all marks still line up. I use a flashlight and one of those 'dentist' mirrors you find in the bargain bin at NAPA for $1.99. After a few hundred miles, slacken, then retighten the tensioner locknut, as the belt will stretch a bit when new. If you don't know that your tensioner was replaced within, say, 100k mi, consider fitting a new one. They last about 150k. In the middle of a timing belt job, replacing the tensioner is an additional 10 minutes. Done as a stand-alone job - and working at my speed and skill level - it's about 2+ hrs.
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Bob (81-244GL B21F, 83-244DL B23F, 94-940Sedan B230F)






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