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 Posted: 08-02-2005 04:02 pm
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Mark Rosenbaum



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 If you disconnect the timing belt and rotate the crank 180^, the pistons WILL hit any open valves and will almost certainly bend them.

As Dave points out, it's awfully tempting to ignore the simple stuff simply because it is so basic.  If the engine currently is firing on the exhaust stroke, that just means the distributor is 180^ out of phase -- i.e. the rotor points to the #4 spark plug turret when it should be pointing to the #1 turret.

The easy fix is to move the spark plug wires as described in my post above.  The hard fix is to slip the timing belt off the auxiliary shaft (distributor) gear, rotate the gear 180^, then put the belt back on.  The 'easy' method is quicker and a bit safer as it does not involve disturbing the timing belt.