Camshaft Timing Mark?

[Arrowshooter]

My sons 96 Ranger with 2.3 broke the timing belt on the highway. After replacement the truck will not start. While we were in there I noted that there are two marks on the cam pulley, a diamond and an arrow. We used the diamond because someone had put a white mark on the gear there. Is this correct. We checked for TDC by watching the exhaust valve cycle up and then then watched for the piston to come back up again. Also, does the second drive pulley do anything other than drive the oil pump? I figured that this truck does not have a distributor, so there should be no other connection. And lastly, could there still be bent valves even though this is supposed to be a "non-interference" motor? Thanks.

[Arrowshooter]

Never mind, got it. Triangle Triangle, Diamond Diamond.

[gman32234@netzero.]

What do you mean by triangle triangle/diamond diamond. I am having the same confusion.

[Jacfourteen]

Yeah they are a pain my 94 broke 3 belts in the 140,000 miles I put on it. All three gears need to be in proper spots because the middle pully drives the cam sensor.

[comp]

my dads 99 has 250k on the original belt is it going to be the same swap ????? it is a sohc 4

[Jacfourteen]

Originally Posted by comp

my dads 99 has 250k on the original belt is it going to be the same swap ????? it is a sohc 4

yeah i think it the same evoen though it is probably a 2.5. The belt isn't actually that hard to change, it's just a matter of knowing how to allign everything, the fact that yours is still intact will make it alot easier because you can turn it until the marks line up and then just change the belt.

[comp]

Originally Posted by Jacfourteen

yeah i think it the same evoen though it is probably a 2.5. The belt isn't actually that hard to change, it's just a matter of knowing how to allign everything, the fact that yours is still intact will make it alot easier because you can turn it until the marks line up and then just change the belt.

intact so far ,,250K is crazy