Okay gents. so last night, a friend came over and i started back from scratch. read my initial reading.....and tested it twice and came up with roughly the same number....which was about .6 no-wonder it wouldnt run!!!!!!!!
SO, came back to TDC. checked everything....and began the process as described by the folks here.
I timed it to .97
Did a check, and the second time i came to about .95 or .96.
Car runs pretty darn good i must say now, may need to be advanced a tad bit more..........but now im facing a MUCH larger issue.
While i had the belt and head and everything off. i took the entire bracket off the side of the engine, to replace the motor mount. Had a REAL struggle with it, but did it.
Now...........my brand new timing belt is destroyed. the belt is tensioned perfectly, yet it keeps tracking off of the injection pump sprocket. It LOOKS as though the sprocket is sticking out too far. the belt is hitting the bracket that holds the pump, on the inside. ( i will upload a bunch of photo's tonight ).
How could this be?
? im actually really upset. I've had my car off the road for too long, and put too much blood sweat and tears to only now have another annoying issue. Could the bracket have gotten bent while installing motor mount?
?? my 2 friends who are mechanics think its impossible i bent the 1/4" steel, but the way i see it its the only possibility. Everything else seems right.
Do i REALLY need to completely disassemble the side of the engine again.........AND remove my pump again......to remove the motor mount bracket?
What do i do?? Really need the help from the pro's here.