"Jason" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:jason-1808050832320001@pm4-broad-27.snlo.dialup.fix.net...
> In article <1124335041.587842.132420@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups .com>,
> "Ianegon007" <ianegon007@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> By the way,
>>
>> If they do happen to do it right this time, will that mean that they
>> will also move my distributor back to mid way? How will they properly
>> reset the ignition timing?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ian
>
> Ian,
> Have you considered buying a timing light and setting the timing. It's
> really easy.
> Jason
>
The concern is that the timing was messed with to band-aid the timing belt
fault. The mechanic really should have known he messed up when he found the
timing off... or maybe he did and hoped you wouldn't notice :-( It's hard
to get the belt on right without moving the crankshaft a bit because the
valve springs fight you, but it's easy to see if it went on right. Between
that and the overtensioning, the mechanic really screwed the pooch on that
one.

Mike

Mike

 

"Jason" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:jason-1808050832320001@pm4-broad-27.snlo.dialup.fix.net...
> In article <1124335041.587842.132420@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups .com>,
> "Ianegon007" <ianegon007@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> By the way,
>>
>> If they do happen to do it right this time, will that mean that they
>> will also move my distributor back to mid way? How will they properly
>> reset the ignition timing?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ian
>
> Ian,
> Have you considered buying a timing light and setting the timing. It's
> really easy.
> Jason
>
The concern is that the timing was messed with to band-aid the timing belt
fault. The mechanic really should have known he messed up when he found the
timing off... or maybe he did and hoped you wouldn't notice :-( It's hard
to get the belt on right without moving the crankshaft a bit because the
valve springs fight you, but it's easy to see if it went on right. Between
that and the overtensioning, the mechanic really screwed the pooch on that
one.

Mike

Mike