1999 Toyota 4Runner Timing belt

1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER
180,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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FABSCUDA
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If you lose your timing marks while replacing the belt , how do you get them back? Do you set the crank pulley mark at a specified degrees on the indicator (atdc or btdc) and does the overhead cam pulley marks go straight up? This is for a 1999 4 Runner, 6 cyl, Thanks
Sep 13, 2008 at 5:43 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Put the engine no.1 piston on its comrpession stroke/TDC and then line everything up see below


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Sep 13, 2008 at 7:18 AM
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