| there so the teeth count between sprockets as noted by JonnyZ is necessary but that alone will not tell you if the timing between the crank and cams is correct. Did you have the piston #1 at TDC of the compression stroke before you pulled the old belt?
Way to check hard timing:
The crank turns twice for one turn of the cam shafts and 2 crank revolutions will fire all 6 cylinderes. So the hard timing marks (dots) on the engine behind the cam and crank sprockets must line up to their respective marks (dots) on these sprockets when the #1 piston is at TDC on the compression (ignition) stroke.
Place #1 piston at TDC of compression stroke (you have 2 choices here, TDC compression stroke or TDC exhaust stroke, only first position is correct). If the marks do not line up and the teeth count between sprockets is correct then you have to remove the Timing Belt and correctly place it so the timing marks (dots) correctly line up as noted above. Since the engine runs with out apparent damage to valves you can't be that far off but there must be power loss.
ZUL8TR in Orlando,FL |
