Rough Running after Timing Belt Install

[VCrossfan]

I've never seen marks on the stock belt. but the gator I installed...

Single stripes alone (2) = cams

Dual Stripes together (1) = Crank

[psychos2]

so does the the gatorback come with directions? does it have an arrow or some writing to show direction?because the stock belt lines up the line on the passenger side not the drivers side.if one of you lined it up one the passenger side, and one on the drivers side ,then someone has the belt on backwards. shawn

[kpaske]

VCrossfan -

If you put the belt on so that you can read the writing while standing in front of the vehicle, the double lines (Gatorback) will line up with the 9 o'clock on the crank. The VX Manual on CD shows it very clearly in one the diagrams. I suppose if the belt were reversed (writing up-side-down) it would probably line up with the 3 o'clock.

Psychos2 -

No real directions to speak of come with the Gatorback. I've referred to the HowTo that Randy posted some time ago, some scanned instructions that VCrossfan e-mailed to me, as well as the VX Manual on CD.

[VCrossfan]

kpaske

When I installed mine I disassembled it down to the belt reinstalled the crank pulley bolt turned it over by hand (breaker bar) time after time and if I remember right every 3 revolutions of the Crank all the marks lined up with the crank notch at 3:00 lining up with the oil pump line that is on the block (at 3:00). Once I knew where I wanted to be I removed the tensioner and installed the new belt lining up the marks as mentioned without moving anything (cams,crank)

The picture in the scan shows the notch (behind the crank pulley) at 3:00 aiming at the line thats on the block. The only alignment mark for the crank is on the block at 3:00...

[psychos2]

kpaske

When I installed mine I disassembled it down to the belt reinstalled the crank pulley bolt turned it over by hand (breaker bar) time after time and if I remember right every 3 revolutions of the Crank all the marks lined up with the crank notch at 3:00 lining up with the oil pump line that is on the block (at 3:00). Once I knew where I wanted to be I removed the tensioner and installed the new belt lining up the marks as mentioned without moving anything (cams,crank)

The picture in the scan shows the notch (behind the crank pulley) at 3:00 aiming at the line thats on the block. The only alignment mark for the crank is on the block at 3:00...

VCrossfan,
the mark on the block lines up at 3:00 with the notch . but the mark on the belt lines up at 9:00 with a dot on the opposite side.and again the #8 diagram is for the crank not the cam. shawn

[VCrossfan]

I know in the diagram I emailed kpaske it's fig.#7 and The question was about the double lines that are together, that has to be in the same groove as the notch on the spacer behind the pulley on the crank...The single lines are the cam marks.

I see what you mean about the reference marks on the belt at 9:00. My Gatorback just had the two lines together you lineup with the crank pulley notch and line on the block at 3:00..

Checkout Joe_Blacks post #5 at the crank pulley Notch and alignment mark..it's 3:00...The two lines on the Gatorback lineup with that mark..

I used the marks as mentioned and my Vcross runs great..

psychos2 I can email the scans that I sent kpaske??