"motsco_" <motsco_@interbaun.com> wrote in message
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> jim beam wrote:
>> Forrest wrote:
>>> The timing belt went on my 89 Accord SEI. It's the 2 liter SOHC with
>>> auto trans. No damage to pistons or valves and put a new one on it. The
>>> problem is that now I can't turn the dist enough to get it to advance to
>>> the red timing mark, where it used to be.
>>
>> then you have the cam timing wrong. you need to re-time it.
>
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>
> Yep, and changing the ignition timing doesn't fix the real problem . .
> Sorry.
>
> 'Curley

Thanks for the reply, but I'm not trying to change the timing to fix the
problem. I have the cam sprocket aligned using the two dots, one on each
side, that are supposed to be even with the top of the head. I used a 1 inch
wide putty knife ...... laid it down flat on the head surface and against
each mark. I got them exactly even with the top of the head. I used a
homemade manometer to check for TDC on #1 cyl, and it lined up with the mark
on the flywheel. So, it's set properly, according to the Haynes book. The
way I see it is, that I have to move a tooth over to be able to get any more
advancement on the ignition timing. Now, one tooth on the crank equals two
on the cam .... or .......... try one on the cam, or ... is it the same ...?
If it's all aligned ... and it is. Why the problem?