Quote Originally Posted by nfpgasmask View Post
OK, well, if he leaves the belt on and turns the crankshaft pulley, at every full turn the notches should line up. If they do not, then it is obvious the timing is off. That's all I was saying. It would just be a quick check. But you are right, if the timing is definitely off, you cannot re-time without removing the belt.

Bart
The notches can still be lined up and the timing off, that is the problem.If it can take up to 9 turns to get the cams in the correct spot than there are 9 possibilities per side. He cannot check the cam timing without removing the belt and turning the cams. If you look at the TSB and read the part about timing the cams you will understand what I mean. It is not like timing a single cam engine or even a twin cam engine There are 4 cams turned by 2 pulleys and with the differences in gear ratios it is more complicated than checking marks to see if they are lined up once the timing has been disturbed. shawn