As per shutterfly I followed the set up procedure for the timing chains several times. I set the crank at 4 o clock and align a single black link to it, the upper sprocket at 5 o clock and align a single black link to it, the double black links on the dot on the large left front cam sprocket, the single black link on the large right rear cam sprocket and when I rotate the crank by hand the black links never line up again with the marks on the sprockets. However the sprockets all line up with the positions at 4, 5, and large top sprockets line up with the dots up where they were when I aligned the black links. I rotated the crank several times after each attempt and cant get the black links to line up after the initial installation. It may be noteworthy to mention the engine ran great when I replaced the head gasket but the black links were NOT lined up when I took it apart. They were off by a few teeth on all sprockets. . Is it okay when the sprockets line up but not the black links? This IS an interference engine and I don't want to risk starting it until its right. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Index mark and links will only line up once per 120 rotations.
If it turns freely by wrench with the spark plugs out, it will not have any clearance issues.
Testimonial: "Thanks I had reinstalled the chains 8 times and same result. all the crank, cam, sprocket marks line up but not the black links. I was at my wits end trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. Yes turns freely by hand I'll go ahead and put the rest of it back together now. Again thank you very much."
SOURCE: cant find timing marks on camshaft sprockets on 91
THE MARKS SHOULD BE MARKED AT THE OUTTER SURFACE OF THE CAM SPROCKETS THERES 4 TOTAL ON THE CAMS AND TWO ON THE CRANK. GOOD LUCK THIS PICTURE IS RIGHT OUT OF MY TIMING MARK BOOK......
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Fig. Timing chain and sprocket alignment positions-2.4L DOHC engine
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