joemag7
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- May 17, 2010
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- Age
- 45
- Location
- near Salt Lake City, UT
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.3L
- Transmission
- Manual
Well if a Rocket Scientist says it's no big deal then yes, it does make me feel much betterIf it makes you feel better. My 2.3L engine has the same problem. After lining up all the marks, the timing belt would be a half a tooth off on the cam. The first 2 times when I aligned the marks, I retarded the crank a half tooth. This last time around, I advanced the crank a half tooth. Either way, no problems. It doesn't really matter too much with this engine, as long as you got it as close as possible.
For records sake; I retarded the cam pulley by half a tooth because I assumed as the belt wears in and gives a little that would advance the pulley on its own, thus making it all perfect (in theory anyway).