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2001 civic no spark pleasehelp

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Old 08-26-2008, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by mk378
To check if the belt has jumped, it is not necessary to take out the crank bolt, etc. Simply take the upper plastic timing cover off, leave the lower cover in place. You will need to loosen the valve cover and lift it up to get the timing cover off. Rotate the crank counterclockwise, the way it normally turns, to TDC (single mark on the accessory pulley). Examine the marks on the cam pulley. If the "UP" is down, turn the crank exactly one turn counterclockwise back to TDC again.
mk is right. Only the picture I originally posted of the TDC position of the camshaft gear/pulley pertains to your particular situation. Here's how the crankshaft pulley looks when positioned at TDC:

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Last edited by RonJ; 08-26-2008 at 02:14 PM.
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