[V8] That timing belt saga

[cobram at juno.com]

You could try to put the belt on the sprocket while it's off  (with the
distributors locked, of course.)   Since  you've got a couple of teeth
catching on that sprocket,  AND you're sure everything is lined up, you
can turn the engine very carefully, keeping pressure on the few teeth
that are catching, this should spin the belt on.  They use fiberglass,
nylon or something along those lines to reinforce the belt, so it has
little/no stretch.  I could be wrong, but from the picture, it looks like
there's some slack you might take up between the tensioning roller and
the oil pump.

BCNU,
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
There are two types of tragedies in life. One is not getting what you
want, the other is getting it.
 
Kneale Brownson <kneale at coslink.net> writes:
> Why can't I get the timing belt onto all its wheels and rollers:
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/image/58981033/large
> 
> 
> I've tried a little rolling back and forth of the crankshaft pulley, 
> the
> adjuster pulley on the upper left is as loose as it goes and the 
> belt just
> won't reach.