Hey guys,
Well with the replacement of my cylinder head due to the old one being cracked on my 1990 Mitsubishi van I am also replacing the timing belt of course even though the one in there is a new looking Gates belt that the guy I bought it from told me he just had replaced when they did the head gasket. Well I have the factory shop manual but am still confused. I shows pulling out a bolt and sticking a screwdriver in the hole to keep a certain gear from spinning while doing the belt, but doesn't show where the bolt is located. Anyone know where this bolt is located? Also it says to put the belt on the crank pulley first and the around the camshaft. Then it says to turn the cam two teeth clockwise to set tension, but I though the tension was set by the tensioner that they say to leave mostly loose until a later step. Anyone able to shed some light on this?
Would you guys re-use the new looking Gates belt or the new Goodyear one I got in a timing belt kit from rock auto that also came with the balance shaft belt and both tensioners? I am very new to timing belt work/head work so this is a bit confusing, and I don't want to do this job again.
To that point I am a bit confused by the procedure the manual shows for the head bolts. On the internet it say to tighten to 58 or so ft lbs and then loosen the bolts. Next it say to tighten to 15 ft lbs ,and then 90 from there,and another 90 for the final tightening. The manual say to just tighten 2-3 times until you get to 65-75 ft lbs I think. I forget the actual number, but no mention of 90* twice like the interwebz says. Any help on this would also be greatly appreciated. Fyi the engine is a 4G64 SOHC engine.
Thanks,
Chris
