timing dizzy wont move far enough!

[Simpson]

I did the cambelt a few weeks ago on my 8v mk2 digi, i marked all the belts and refitted new belt. All seemed fine at the time but now the car has been pinking for a few weeks finally twigged why doh!

nyway i got my timing light out and its way off managed to get it a little better but i cant find thetdc mark as the dizzy hits the block as far as i can turn it, my only explanation is i have knocked it a tooth out leading to the dizzy being in the wrong place? any help would be appreciated,

I take it i should redo engine timing again or can i change rotor arm 180 degress? thanks in advance

[Wayne]

Better to redo the timing.

[molegti]

Id check the valve timing first

[Simpson]

will do hope it aint done any damage i always struggle to get it exaclty right as when there is tension on the belt the tooth moves is is half a tooth out!

[danny_p]

you can move the plug leads round 1 position    to bodge and scarper it

[Simpson]

nice thought but that might get confusing, that is asssuming they are in the right order already, so will my dizzy be 180 out on the oil pump? or i guess it wouldnt run at all then! il recheck timing and then do dizzy timing again, thnks again

[Sam]

nice thought but that might get confusing, that is asssuming they are in the right order already, so will my dizzy be 180 out on the oil pump? or i guess it wouldnt run at all then! il recheck timing and then do dizzy timing again, thnks again

It wouldnt run at all I dont think. Just undo it all and re-fit belt. Not a big job and saves bodging it 

[Simpson]

so took it to the garage today as havent got the time to sort it right now, bloody charged me 60 quid to f**k it up, they left the idle too high and the belt too tight and once i had adjusted it, it started to cut out and buck and jump when cold, they said the intermediate shaft was about 5 or 6 teeth out, so it must be close i am not sure why its running lumpy it was better before, dont you sometimes think you wish you had done it yourself!

i am going to check with my timing gun in the morning, cheers

[Sam]

so took it to the garage today as havent got the time to sort it right now, bloody charged me 60 quid to f**k it up, they left the idle too high and the belt too tight and once i had adjusted it, it started to cut out and buck and jump when cold, they said the intermediate shaft was about 5 or 6 teeth out, so it must be close i am not sure why its running lumpy it was better before, dont you sometimes think you wish you had done it yourself!

i am going to check with my timing gun in the morning, cheers

How come you paid if it runs like a bag of sh!t?

[dan7]

There is a mark on the intermediate shaft.