<<<I'll have a bit of extra time in purgatory, too after replacing the clutch in my 91. >>>
:: grins :: yeah, I was thinking that today, (and yes, the scary thing is, /despite/ the cold, I'm going to be /right back out there today/,) I'd start again at TDC, double check everything for acuracy, and try a few more times...:: rolls eyes :: I've got the thing down to where I can get the tensioner off, readjust the belt, (and unfortunately, as this was /originally/ a water pump...which is working fine...so I replaced the belt, and it's therefore nothing quite as simple as a degraded belt,) and get the tensioner back on in about twenty mins...And I wish I could just blame it on me, but I've had extra hands for holding things in place with I buttoned down the hatches...But yeah...all things considered, I'm starting to think /really/ hard on the tensioner, especially if all else should fail
:: frowns :: I had someone watch the action when I attempted to start it up, and everything appears to be going but for actually /going/...he almost said it was as if it were trying to fire before it hit TDC...:: shrugs :: unfortunately, what with the entire mess I'm in with it already, I only have about two brain cells left, and when we tried adjusting according to that tidbit, nada...
Thankfully, this is /nothing/ like the time when I broke down in my Mazda pickup, and /everyone/, from me to mechanics diagnose it as the clutch....replace that, get it off the lift, and voila....stick it in first and it goes backwards...:: grins :: hell of a laugh...and it ended up being the drive train...lol. I'm thinking I'm getting pretty good in the patience department with recalcitrant vehicles...
hopefully...
anyway, thanks...I need all the imput I can get!