[SoCal LS-L]

Originally Posted by alia176

LOL, you realize that you're telling me something that doesn't jive with your pdf shop manuals?

copy/paste:

4) Turn crankshaft to align marks on crankshaft sprocket and
camshaft sprockets with marks on cylinder block and timing belt cover.
See Figs. 4-7. Using White paint, put alignment marks and/or arrows on
timing belt in relation to sprockets. Loosen tensioner adjuster bolts.
Remove timing belt idlers. See Fig. 7. Remove timing belt.

The figure shows the arrow pointing at 12 o'clock

Go check it out on page 5

http://www.seccs.org/tech/manuals/19...YL___VIN_3.pdf

Are those arrows on the sprocket there for the hell of it? How about those lines on the timing belts? It's hard to argue against the FSM!

Ok man..... you're talking to someone who has done this many times....... and ill say it again, THE ARROWS ON THE CAMS DONT MATTER. You align the NOTCH MARKS with the timing cover marks, which in your pics are already highlighted white. ANY marks on the timing belt dont matter, since thats not what needs to be aligned, and wont be aligned after the engine is started. As long as the cams and crank gear are lined up with the marks, the engine is TIMED, it doesnt matter AT ALL where the lines on the belt are. Im not saying the manual is incorrect, but im telling you what you DO and DONT need to worry about when installing the belt.