In the haynes manual it says to position the camshaft pulley on the TDC dimple on the head...which I have done...

However, it also says to put the crankshaft pulley at TDC....

I can see the pointer on the engine case, but which of the little marks on the pulley do I lighn up with the mark on the case before fitting the belt?

Thanks.

Dunc

1 is slightly bigger than the others,thats tdc

The one on the exhaust side for a Pinto engine.

Just to make sure I have this right...(any mistake could be expensive)

Its this one? (looking from the front of the engine)
Rescued attachment TDC pulley.JPG

there is 1 or 2 more to the left as you look at the front,its a bit bigger than the others
if its a pinto they are safe engines in 99% of cases

[Edited on 26/6/06 by theconrodkid]

Ok, thanks.

Does the other pulley need to be aligned to anything? (the one on the right that I assume drives the dizzy and pumps?!?)

There are two types of crank pulley on the pinto. On the most common type TDC is the biggest grove which is closest to the exhaust side of the engine as mentioned above. However, on the other type of pulley wheel there are grooves before and after TDC. The TDC one is still the biggest.

As far as the other sprocket is concerned (the auxillary sprocket) the failsafe way of aligning theis is to take the cap off your dizzy and turn the auxilary sprocket until the rotor arm point at the number 1 mark. The engine will then require timing to approx 12 degrees of advance.

Rich