Timing belt -need help

[rangerman66]

Hi. I have a 1995 Ranger 2.3 L which I am changing the timing belt on. I have set the marks on the crank, cam, an oil pulleys to line up, but when I tried to break the BOLT on the Cam, I jumped a tooth (or two)... With this said, I tried to align the marks, which I did, but when I went to start it, I can tell that the timing was indeed off by the tapping sounds it made.. I also spun the crank soto make sure the marks were not 180 degrees out..

After I re-checked the timing and set everything up a second time - same thing... Now, it looks like the cam could be a half tooth off, but there is no way to adjust for a 1/2 tooth is there?

I'm beginning to think the cam is out of time?? If so, can I move the cam pully by itself while the tension is off and adjust?

I appreciate anyone's input into this...

 

[jeremysdad]

Pictures. Can't really help if we can't see.

 

[rangerman66]

Thanks for the reply and excuse the ignorance here, but How do I add a pic to my reply? -Thanks

 

[rangerman66]

I see where I can add pics now..I'll be posting some pics soon...

What does it sound like to you by just what I explained? Timing...Can I adjust both cam and oil pulley independently without throwing their time off ?

 

[jeremysdad]

Been a while...jackshaft....yes...independent.

Crank and cam dots need to be aligned. When they're aligned, rotor in distributor needs to be pointed at number 1 in distributor cap.

Doesn't matter where the jackshaft is. What matters is where the spark happens.

And belt on pulleys...blahblahblah.

 

[jeremysdad]

Quick Google returned:https://www.google.com/search?q=for...oid-sprint-us&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

 

[rangerman66]

Want to say thanks to those who responded to my?...My problem was that I was getting a lot of noise from the cam cover when I did the timing...turns out, that I also changed my oil right befroe the timing belt, and DID NOT start the engine...SO, when I started the engine after the timing belt, I had NO OIL in the valves and they SOUNDED bad..turns out, that they were only loud for the first 20-25 seconds, then the engine smoothed right out.

Hope this helps someone elese in the future! CHEERS!!

 

[jeremysdad]

Simple solution ftw. Thanks for the follow up.

 

[enjr44]

One of the reasons I fill the new oil filter and crank with WOT until the oil pressure needle jumps or light flickers out.

 

[jeremysdad]

Cranking at wot...why had I never thought of that? Damn genius move! Stealing. ..