[Greimann]

Yes, you are at TDC, but you will find that you will have to deviate the position a smidge to get the lock in. Once you get the lock bolted in, carefully notice which position the cam index marks and balance marks ares biased. They will be either a bit to the left or right of the mark. This will help to reset the marks when you take the old belts off and everything moves.



The cam sprocket will tend to move counterclockwise when viewed from the front. This is due to valve spring pressure. You will need to force the cam gear clockwise to get the proper tooth engaged on the cam belt sprockets. Get it set and simulate the tensioner pressure with your fingers to make sure you will end up at the same position as you noted before, then pull the pin on the tensioner ( I am skipping the entire process of compressing the tensioner) . Quadruple check this alignment of the cam belt



Same with the balance belt. Notice which side the marks are biased and set it back the same way.. The other significant issue of the balance belt is the eccentric position on the tension pulley. The eccentric should be to the low side so the belt does not rub the water pump pulley.



These are very abbreviated instructions. Get back if you have questions.

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[Nenehubert]

Do i need to use a gear puller to get the balance shaft Crank pulley off? In the front seal kit that i have, what does it consist of and where do they go... i assume on the balance shaft pullies, but there are 4 gaskets with o-rings. get back as quickly as possible.. would love to finish soonish.



here's a pic of the gaskets.

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[Greimann]

A gear puller helps but it only takes a little tug to get it to break loose. It might be done with a brass hammer to tap on it while you pull.



The seals are a bit fuzzy in my memory. Here is a diagram of the area.

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[gbarrier]

Just noiticed the pics at the first of the thread. Looks a lot like mine two weeks ago except ours was quite worse and only one cylinder. Actually My son ad I had just bought the car after a long test run. He started the car up and turned on the AC and I walked around it once more before leaving the car lot. When we started out of the lot the car was mssing. A quick run down the street did not clean it out. by the time we got back to the lot it was runing steady on three strong cylinders. Then is when the Pi....g contest started with the lot owner as he still had my money in his back pocket but would not call the deal off. We came up with a plug wrench and when we pulled #2 there was oil all over the plug, the wrench and half way up the extension. After putting the plug back in (guess the oil dripped off) the engine ran fine. Now as I thought back, when I loosened the plug it did not break loose but instead just screwed out. The only way for the oil to get up there except for a bad gasket leak was to blow by a loose plug. When I tightened it I felt the plug gasket crush like it does on a fresh plug. Drove it all the way home (200 miles) and everything was dry as a bone when we got here. Damn, what a scare.

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