Retiming an engine

schuttie2002 · Post by **schuttie2002** » June 11th, 2006, 6:23 pm

I have a spare v6 sitting in my garage and it has no timing belt on it. Unfortunately the timing marks aren't lined up either. Is there any way to realign everything and set the timing w/o taking off heads. Id imagine if I just turned the crank pully to tdc, then turned the cam pulleys to align thier timing marks chance are it could still be off correct. How do I know i have it all aligned on the compression stroke?

Or am I wrong and I can simply just turn everything, align the marks and but a new belt on?

ktmrider · Post by **ktmrider** » June 11th, 2006, 6:37 pm

Yep, just align the marks and go. Even though a 4 cycle engine requires 2 revolutions for one firing cycle by aligning the one crank mark ( usually cylinder #1 TDC ) and the head marks are all that's required....

schuttie2002 · Post by **schuttie2002** » June 11th, 2006, 8:17 pm

OK

I wasn't totally sure, but i figured it couldnt be that had, because afterall sometimes timing belts break. If you couldn't just align and go, itd seem a little fishy.

thanks for the quick reply

chertel · Post by **chertel** » June 12th, 2006, 9:28 am

where do they sell new timing belts or new water pumps for engine swaps. I am doing the klze swap?
thanx.

lakersfan1 · Post by **lakersfan1** » June 12th, 2006, 10:51 am

chertel wrote:where do they sell new timing belts or new water pumps for engine swaps. I am doing the klze swap?
thanx.

They call it an 'auto parts store'.

chertel · Post by **chertel** » June 12th, 2006, 12:29 pm

No Sh***t, really.

I checked a few places and they couldnt find me one. I was just asking a name of part store that could get them, sorry for asking?

lakersfan1 · Post by **lakersfan1** » June 12th, 2006, 2:12 pm

chertel wrote: I checked a few places and they couldnt find me one.

Every single solitary general auto parts store in America could order a timing belt and water pump for our engines. The only way I could NOT find those parts in America is if I went to a Chevrolet or Audi dealership parts counter for it.

schuttie2002 · Post by **schuttie2002** » June 12th, 2006, 3:06 pm

wow, a bit rough there, even though it may seem am obvious question. I got mine at advanced auto. Pretty cheap there and I've used their timing belts and water pumps in the past.

chertel · Post by **chertel** » June 13th, 2006, 12:11 am

I dont know lankersfan1 nor do I care to. I thought we were all here to help each other but this guy comes on here who I wasnt even asking the question and throws in some cheap shots at me??? Dont know what his problem is??

Oh well so far everyone on mx-3.com has been really helpful, Thank you. this is just kind of like running into some looser on the road who cuts you off and then wont let you pass, goes slow on purpose beside the car in the other lane so you cant get around him, hate people like that

lakersfan1 · Post by **lakersfan1** » June 13th, 2006, 9:49 am

chertel wrote:I dont know lankersfan1 nor do I care to. I thought we were all here to help each other but this guy comes on here who I wasnt even asking the question and throws in some cheap shots at me??? Dont know what his problem is?? Oh well so far everyone on mx-3.com has been really helpful, Thank you. this is just kind of like running into some looser on the road who cuts you off and then wont let you pass, goes slow on purpose beside the car in the other lane so you cant get around him, hate people like that

You'd be in the handicapped bus, so I think by law I'd have to stop behind you when your driver puts out the 'Stop' sign. So how could I cut you off?

Post by **Custommx3** » June 13th, 2006, 11:49 am

Now now, everyone back their seats.