Re: {8v} timing belt stuff/problems

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I Don't have that notch they are talking about either.  When I've changed 
timing belts, I usually use the flywheel to set the crank at TDC. (or look in 
the #1 spark plug hole)  The intermidiate shaft can be a educated guess if 
you have a timing light and enough cranking amps in your battery!  The crank 
sprocket does have a TDC mark on it, I belive it has to be fartherst away 
from the I-shaft sproacket (180 deg)?

> So I am smack dab in the middle of replacing the pass.
>  engine mount and while I am at it the timing belt on
>  my '81 S (It has a tall block 2.0 8v in it). I get to
>  the part about the camshaft covers and the removal of
>  them. The top is long gone but the bottom is kinda my
>  problem. I removed he water pump pully and the inital
>  crank pully for the a/c belt. I am then left with four
>  studs and four allen bolts. Plastic cover is still on
>  there. So to me I need to remove this sub pully member
>  to get the damn plastic cover off. After reading
>  through three different manuals on this process, they
>  all state that when puting on the new belt you should
>  line up the notch in the crank pulley  with the dot in
>  the interediate shaft sprocket. Now the pulley I took
>  off does not have a notch in it and it goes on any
>  which way; ie not just one way. Is this notch under
>  the cover? Also I really messed up one of the allen
>  bolts, and it is stripped. How and what is the best
>  way to get this loose? All the others are free. 
>  
>  I would assume that if I pull of off the timing belt
>  and do not move a thing and replace with the new belt
>  that all is ok. But some how I do not think it is that
>  easy. 
>  
>  All help is welcome
>  
>  TIA

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