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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scott Cee" data-source="post: 133995" data-attributes="member: 23817">Cam timing.  It's not hard but I saw a few sources on the internet that are not right.  The arrow points at the "pointer" in the first image.  This pointer lines up with the divots on the crank gear to indicate that #1 is at TDC.[ATTACH=full]6221[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]6222[/ATTACH]There's two divots on the crank gear so you can't assemble it wrong, however you can't assemble it wrong even without them.  Perhaps there was a difference in how they were originally made, but mine could only go together one way.  Regardless, you line those divots up with the pointer to be #1 TDC.Then on the cam you line the divot on the cam gear with the divot in the top of the rear timing cover.  The cam gear can also only go on one way, the manual makes comments about this but mine was definitely pinned so it could only be assembled correctly on the cam.  If your rear timing cover is missing or damaged, you just have to know this is straight up and down, so you can figure this out with a level or plumb bob if needed.[ATTACH=full]6223[/ATTACH]Then you just put the belt on, spin it around once, and push the tensioner over so there's X amount (look at the manual) of play in the belt and lock the tensioner.  Not hard, but the pictures in the book aren't great and when you Google this you might get some haywire answers.My plastic lower and upper timing covers were melted, actually the upper one wasn't even with the machine, and I determined that the Colt and Mirage did not use the same covers, so I simply omitted them on installation.  This means you can not use the timing mark on the crank pulley, but if you need to figure out how the crank pulley is to be indexed to the crank gear, again just move the gear so its divots are aligned with the pointer, then put the pulley on so the mark on it lines up with the zero mark on the cover.  I just set my timing using a dialback timing light and shot it off the crank pulley and finger, there is no issue with seeing them and it is more than accurate enough.</blockquote>

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