Changed the water pump, but the timing is off...1994 rodeo

I just did this on my 1999 rodeo so my answer might not be perfect for yours but I will try. The two cam gears on mine have a paint mark on them that lines up with two marks that are on each of the cam covers. The marks on the cam gears ended up pointing at about 10:30 o clock on the passenger side and 1:30 on the drivers side. Now at the same time that you have the cams lined up as I said, you need to have the crank pulley (dampner) lined up also. The mark for the crank was on the dampner itself as the dampner can only be bolted on one way. The mark that was on the block was at about 3 o clock.

Make sure not to move these gears indepentedntly too much so you dont bend any valves. you will not be able to use a light to do the timing when the internal timing is incorrect. Also, the computer in the car probably is setting the timing, co if you try to change in externally with a light the computer will most likely adjust itself back to where it wants to be.

Remember how engine crankshaft has to work with camshaft.
Normally both rollers should have notches. Painted mark could be correct (but is not original notches should point to each other. check this after tensioning. also crank camshaft without belt to see what it does when. That will assure