Type 44 Cylinder Head Question

[Eric Wulf]

Hi All,

I'm replacing the cylinder head gasket on my '89 100.  Here is my problem.  I have a small round mark on the 'OUTSIDE' of the camshaft pulley.  I have not been able to see any marks on the inside of the pulley to line up with the top of the cylinder head.  The mark on the outside, does not sync with the mark on the flywheel for TDC.  The car was running when I parked it (mild overheating problem because of hose that wife didn't catch in time.)  At any rate, I don't think the timing belt jumped simply because it was running so well.  I don't know where to go from here.  I'm thinking about a thin rod dropped into cylinder 1 to see if TDC syncs with the mark at the bellhousing.  Maybe someone has been down this road in the past on this car and the camshaft pulley was removed and reinstalled incorrectly?  Any thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks,

Eric Wulf