Camshaft marks

Okay, does the spring on tentioner need to be connected when rotating motor?

Thank you very much for your patience and quick response. It's raining here I'm outside so I'm doing this in between down pours. My only means of transportation. Thanks again. JC

I see now what I was doing wrong the tentioner had to be tightened way more than I had it. That sucker is tight now and all marks are good. I guess it's time to start it or see if it starts.

Yeah started right up! Finally got someone who knew what they were doing. Thanks Roy I'll let you know when I'm done but it did start I just shut it off real quick. There's no water in it or antifreeze I mean. Thanks again. JC

Hey Roy, got it running seems be running okay, but can you get this belt too tight? It's tight it's making some whirring noise.

Okay, the spring is attached I put a cats paw behind the tentioner and put pressure on the tentioner while tightening the bolt down. It's got very little give at the top between the cam gears and the tention side of the belt. It's being kind of hard to start too and the exhaust side cam gear is a little before the mark where it should be. Could that make it hard to start? I noticed when I rotated the motor by hand and aligned the marks that way When I got the key it started right up. Could it be I need to loosen the belt back up and do the cam gears and all again? Crankshaft gear is dead on intake side is dead on but exhaust is a little off.

It's a little before the mark.

Great okay. Just the cam gear by itself
Or turn the crankshaft gear one tooth?

I took the belt back off I couldn't turn the heat now I gotta start all over this is just about impossible to do without two people. If I had someone to hold the gears while I put the belt on it would be a lot easier to do. I tried to turn the heat without removing the belt but it wasn't happening. At least I know now how to do it but I gotta have some help. Thanks Roy.