Nickmigues12
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- Jul 19, 2020
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- Location
- Asheville, NC
- Vehicle Year
- 1999
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger XLT
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hello all, I have a 99 Ranger with the 3.0 V6, that I am trying to install the camshaft synchronizer. This is a new engine, so previous position obviously didn’t help, so I set it at #1 TDC by both the spark plug trick as well as having both the valve covers and timing cover removed. I have it turned to about what appears to be 15 degrees, but it just won’t drop in the rest of the way. It has a new oil pump, but I had to reuse the old oil pump intermediate shaft as the new engine didn’t come with one. Do I need to shim my pump down? Is there another issue? I can’t find much info on my particular issue so any help is appreciated. Thanks!