I noticed when i placed the new timing belt on, that i could not get all 3 marks on the betly to match up with all 3 timing marks on the pullys. there are 2 different kinds of marks on the belt, one looks like an arrow, and the others look like double lines. when installing the belt i placed the crank pully at top dead center with the cam lobes of the #1 cyl up in a "V" like manner. then I turned the distributor pully to line up the mark on it with the mark on the timing cover. I then placed on the belt. I had to remove the distributor several times (i found out that i must have bumped it too hard and broken one of the wires in the impulse sender). I replaced the distrubutor with a junk yard part. When I put the entire thing back together i noticed that there was no more adjustment left in the distributor and that the timing was still way off (it was firing well after top dead center and the dist couldn't be turned anymore). I then took out the distributor and turned the gear one tooth over to allow for more adjustment. The car started right up and idled very high. The proceedure brought the timing mark (when viewed with the strobe) back into the rhelm of firing before top dead center. Now I found that the car runs best at around 18 degrees before top dead center. It still won't start well when hot though. I am confused about how cam timing could really effect hot start (aka allow for flooding) while still allowing awsome cold start and driving performance. I am not doubting you analysis or anything, I would jsut like to know why you say this. Thanks