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Ok guys I got a bidduva problem here.
Ranger #5; the Opec fighter. Timing belt blew. Non-interference motor. PHEW!
My neighbor volunteered to do it (he works at Monro Muffler) and he tried to start it four times (obviously after the job was done). He lined up the marks on the crank, the cam, and the oil pump(?). Retried four times with the harmonic balancer on. Cranks and cranks but won't start.
When I did this on my friend's 2.3, he needed to replace his water neck. He thankfully had marked 12:00 on the pulleys when he removed the belt. It would still be sitting there if he hadn't done this. The engine turned and turned and turned but didn't fire up. Are the Haynes manuals and the ones even the professionals use wrong???
If anyone has ever done this, some help is greatly appreciated. IKE makes me like this little truck alot more.
ROb
Ranger #5; the Opec fighter. Timing belt blew. Non-interference motor. PHEW!
My neighbor volunteered to do it (he works at Monro Muffler) and he tried to start it four times (obviously after the job was done). He lined up the marks on the crank, the cam, and the oil pump(?). Retried four times with the harmonic balancer on. Cranks and cranks but won't start.
When I did this on my friend's 2.3, he needed to replace his water neck. He thankfully had marked 12:00 on the pulleys when he removed the belt. It would still be sitting there if he hadn't done this. The engine turned and turned and turned but didn't fire up. Are the Haynes manuals and the ones even the professionals use wrong???
If anyone has ever done this, some help is greatly appreciated. IKE makes me like this little truck alot more.
ROb
