lpwwe06
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Hello guys, I'm now in the middle of assembling my fiat Punto HGT 1747 year 2000 ZFA188000*10191130
and I am very confused in the timing installation, I follow instructions that I found on AutoData but I still am a bit confused.
I ordered timing lock tools on eBay (even the gauge but I somehow managed to lose it.......!!) thing is the engine was over-heating and after gasket check I did I saw cyl. 3 is pushing air to the cooling system. replaced the gasket and now I cannot put the timing in confidence. Before I disassembled the timing I made sure to mark to myself where it was standing as the engine ran very good.
I ordered without know the Alfa Romeo 1.8 and 2.0 lock tools and the 1.4 and 1.6 lock tools. Which don't fit (a friend told me the 1.6 and 1.4 are same camshaft as the HGT Idk if it's true) anyway that friend hooked me up with a set that he used and when I settled his tools on the cams, the crankshaft was on almost 10 degrees off on the gearbox window where it's marking TDC and degrees before that.
How is that possible? the engine was not in timing?
The belt won't sit in marks too (crank on TDC and camshaft lock of that HGT that the m8 gave me) It's just one tooth off, and stupidly I cut the old timing belt and threw a piece of it by mistake away (I painted the gears of the cams with the old timing wrapped around..
Please I'll be very happy to know the timing teeth that the belt needs to be, or any other kind of help would be very appreciated. on eBay, I saw there are 2 models of timing belts, one with 166 and one with 168 and I really don't know what should be on my engine
If you need any picture just tell me and I immediately will upload.
Thank you very much.
and I am very confused in the timing installation, I follow instructions that I found on AutoData but I still am a bit confused.
I ordered timing lock tools on eBay (even the gauge but I somehow managed to lose it.......!!) thing is the engine was over-heating and after gasket check I did I saw cyl. 3 is pushing air to the cooling system. replaced the gasket and now I cannot put the timing in confidence. Before I disassembled the timing I made sure to mark to myself where it was standing as the engine ran very good.
I ordered without know the Alfa Romeo 1.8 and 2.0 lock tools and the 1.4 and 1.6 lock tools. Which don't fit (a friend told me the 1.6 and 1.4 are same camshaft as the HGT Idk if it's true) anyway that friend hooked me up with a set that he used and when I settled his tools on the cams, the crankshaft was on almost 10 degrees off on the gearbox window where it's marking TDC and degrees before that.
How is that possible? the engine was not in timing?
The belt won't sit in marks too (crank on TDC and camshaft lock of that HGT that the m8 gave me) It's just one tooth off, and stupidly I cut the old timing belt and threw a piece of it by mistake away (I painted the gears of the cams with the old timing wrapped around..
Please I'll be very happy to know the timing teeth that the belt needs to be, or any other kind of help would be very appreciated. on eBay, I saw there are 2 models of timing belts, one with 166 and one with 168 and I really don't know what should be on my engine
If you need any picture just tell me and I immediately will upload.
Thank you very much.