New oil pump and steel gear question

malcolm;14780 wrote: the cam timing mark is actually on the valley between teeth.......count 3 'valleys' after the one with the cam timing mark retarded for 45 degree BTDC timing.

glad to know you finally managed to get the car running.

a pic for easier comprehension:

Ya thats where I had it but when I rolled it to TDC with the balancer in place I saw that I was 1 tooth off.
so maybe the crank was out a tooth.
Does not matter but I thought it would be a good topic for those that are planing to do their belt in the future.
Thank you for your help Malcom, again. It gave be a base line to work with.

You need to add sealant to the bolt that hits the water jacket.

wallyp;14785 wrote: You need to add sealant to the bolt that hits the water jacket.

That would be a good point to bring up Wally.
I used the loctite brand below.
for those that have not used sealer before, you just need it on a 3rd of the treads 1 thread up from the tip. I normally wipe the excess off with my finger which also helps seat the sealer in the thread.

Nice Pic Brad, I did not know you could take pictures with your feet? Very talented...

Glad you got it sorted out....

Strat_928;14793 wrote: Nice Pic Brad, I did not know you could take pictures with your feet? Very talented...

Glad you got it sorted out....

LOL ya my laptop sitting on a stool in the garage as I have my coffee and a smoke, before I had energy to comb my hair by the looks of it.