Engine question

[IndianaVX]

Hardeman
My cams did the same thing by snapping to the wrong place.
Went and watched (more like memorized) the video on lost time.
That is the technique I will be using. With everything tore off,
I can watch the pistons, and heads off, I can see the internal marks on the cams.
I feel pretty good about getting it back together!
Again Bart, I hope you don't take my comments as being critical.
Just posting, so that the next guy won't be suprized, and will know a way out.

[MSHardeman]

IndianaVX,

I have to say that the cams snapping to 3 and 9 instead of noon as in Bart's how-to it scared the poop out of me, but once you get the new belt on (and I HIGHLY recommend the Isuzu belt) all you have to do is line up all of the lines on the belt with the notches and lines on the cams and crank and all should be well. I also read through the Isuzu "How to get your timing back" and though it was a little vague it did seem to have enough information to figure it out. Luckily I didn't have to use it. Once I got the new belt back on I turned the engine by hand to make sure the everything kept lining up.

In all honesty, once everything was back together I sat in the drivers seat for a good ten minutes with my hand on the key taking deep breaths and hoping that when I finally turned the key the VX would start up. It did and I heaved a BIG sigh of relief.

[IndianaVX]

After watching ,and memorizing the video, I was amazed at how easy it is to set the time back! Didn't take 2 minutes to time both heads... (of course, I haven't started the engine yet) but having everything tore down, it was easy to see the inside marks on the cams, and actually watch the cylinders move up and down. I meant to look and see where the internal marks were at after the "wrong snap" but was over anxious and went right to work as soon as I got there tonight, BUT I can officially say this....

When the notch on crank pully lines up with mark on oil pump,
The #2 is TDC. When the dot on front of crank pully is lined up with oil pump mark, #2 is BDC, the bottom of its stroke. Just so we REALLY know now!