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Originally Posted by Figori
You have to spin the motor counter-clock wise, on the crank pulley, until the cam moves three teeth (meaning the cam moves three teeth from the plane of the head), then you tighten the tensioner at that point. It helps if you have the lower timing cover off (which I'm sure you do...) Another thing, try to make sure that all of your pulleys are lined up. If the belt is walking off, you might not have a pulley that isn't quite tight enough or is not placed correctly. I'm not trying to make you feel dumb... My dad had to help me with mine (yes, it's a d15a3, but my manual is for the 84-91 civic/crx's), so don't feel bad if you have to go back and fix something and start the process over. You'd much rather spend the time to fix it now, then spend more money on another engine when the valves slap the pistons.
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I'm already saving for a new engine, that isn't a big problem. But I just wanted to be able to take this car out a few times before i pull the motor and have a huge mess in my garage hehe.
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Originally Posted by civickiller
timing belts are easy, for hondas ive done 5 already. gotta turn it counter clockwise to get the tension. turn it alittle, then tighten tensioner. then try spin the motor and see if it starts to jump
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It does jump when i spin the motor, so I am going to try do move it one tooth over and see if that fixes it. Just gotta wait for my buff friend to come over and help.