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Old 10 Sep 2007, 08:14 am
jim beam
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Default Re: 97 civic rough/no idle, just changed timing belt, 72 troublecode

Tegger wrote:
>> ChaoticEntity@gmail.com wrote in news:1189402352.188080.6440@
>> 57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com:
>>

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>>> I took a timing light to it and at ~2.5-3k rpm the timing lines up
>>> with the red mark on the pulley.

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> I missed something before...
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> The timing should be at the middle mark of the three
> at **IDLE** with the Service Check connector shorted.
>
> At 2500rpm it will be WAY off from ANY of the marks! You've done something
> seriously wrong here.


no kidding. shouldn't have to touch the ignition timing if the belt is
set right.


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> Did you have a factory service manual before doing all the work?
>

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