timing belt

[resne76]

i got a 87 tercel and i need to set up the timing all over. i tried to set up the timing but theres no marks on the cam gears, so i dont know what the position of the cam gears is supose to be. all i found were the marks on the crank pulleys. do any of u guys know were the position of the cam gears is supose to be?

[turcelbo]

You have to open up your valve cover and check that the intake valve is open on your number one cylinder and make sure that your number one piston is at top dead center. Top dead center is when the piston is all the way to the top of its travel in the cylinder. You can check this by carefully placing a long screwdriver down the spark plug shaft and watching it go up and down as you turn your crankon your car. Make sure that you do this manually and not with the key or the screwdriver will be thrown and can kill someone. After you establish top dead center check on the valves and make sure the right ones are open. Put back on the timing belt and make sure you don't shift the crank or the cam gear. Put back the valve cover and the spark plug and spark plug wire. After all this the car should start. Hope this helps