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Re: camshaft timing marks 3a
"Larry" <larry_balogh@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Hello, I am new to this group. I am up to my elbows in 83 tercel. The
> timing belt broke the other day. I am rotating the camshaft looking for
> marks that line up. What am I looking for?
> Also, I have not felt anything go bump. Is this indeed a
> non-interferance engine?
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It has been around 15 years since I looked at the innards of one of those
engines. Set #1 cylinder to TDC compression. There should be a line on the
outside of one of the teeth on the camshaft pulley. Rotate the camshaft so
that the line is pointing straight up and lines up with a notch on the head.
As a general rule, Toyotas with timing belts are non-interference and those
with chains are interference, but I think the 3A engine was an exception to
that rule.
Before you install the timing belt, see if you can rotate the camshaft
freely. If it jams, then you will have to pull the head to check the
valves.
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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)
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