changed timing belt. what are symptoms of oil pump sprocket being off a tooth?

[pbilt]

aux/oil pump on 99s contronles the injector pulse you could be running rich or lean

 

[Insanejughead]

Not sure to be honest, but I don't think that matters at all...if you were running a distributor then that would make a huge difference...

No, the timing mark on a pre-'95 auxiliary sprocket doesn't need to be lined up at all. The only thing that matters is that the rotor needs to be pointed directly at the #1 post on the distributor before the engine gets timed.

Just to save people the confusion: Ford stopped using distributors on the 2.3 in '88, but the auxiliary shaft was kept in use until '94. From '89 to '94, the timing is (relating to the timing belt, that is) controlled by the crankshaft positioning sensor.

 

[Mark_88]

Just to save people the confusion: Ford stopped using distributors on the 2.3 in '88, but the auxiliary shaft was kept in use until '94. From '89 to '94, the timing is (relating to the timing belt, that is) controlled by the crankshaft positioning sensor.

Yeah, I was definitely wrong on that one...

 

[Insanejughead]

Yeah, I'm still learning stuff almost daily on here too, Mark.


I just finished flipping my shackles/hangars on my ranger just a few minutes ago. That was a headache... It wasn't so bad when I did it the last time. Afterward, I learned that I can put my longbed on by myself. It was awkward, but I did it (and I'm 5' 11", 135 lbs...)

 

[Joe Lemay]

Hows the slack on the timing belt? Too loose , it will waggle at idle