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Originally Posted by jreask
I turned the engine without the plugs in and it was fairly easy to turn. There were some inconsistencies but it never got “hard” to turn. All marks are lined up perfectly. Is there any way to absolutely tell if the timing is correct?
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The cam would not spin 300 degrees once timing belt removed.
One way to check if everything is correct involves removing the valve covers and going through the valve clearance sequence.
The cylinders are numbered 1-3-5-7 front to rear on driver side and 2-4-6-8 front to rear on passenger side.
If you remove the covers you should be able to check #1 both intake and exhaust, then rotate the engine 360 degrees and should be able to check #6 and #3 intake and exhaust. If that checks out, you are in time on both banks.
Checking the clearance on these cylinders means a feeler gauge of .002" will slide under these cam lobes and between the valve spring cap beneath the lobe.
