Timing mark and cam timing

[IDTag]

Pulled the timing cover today and checked if I have timing issues. There's definitely some crank cancer in there. Not sure how bad yet but a few times while I was wrenching on it the crank turned and the timing belt didn't.

Anyone know the relationship between the timing mark on the pulley and the cam timing marks? Honestly I'm hoping the mark should be much farther along than the pic shows. It would be an easy explanation to why this car is a total dog.

Anyway, the cams line up with each other and both are on the marks when I took this pic.

 

[Eric VerValin]

Nah that mark is just for a timing light. When those are lined up on the marks.. (cams) the mark on the crank is actually at about 5 o'clock. And its actually another mark all together.

 

[SHOtimer]

You really need to pull the crankshaft pulley to fully investigate.

Doug

 

[Eric VerValin]

yea suppose I left that out.. lol the other mark is under that cover... It is a notch in the oil pump you can only see if the pulley is off, but you cant get the cover off without getting that pulley off..

 

[IDTag]

Yeah I was hoping I could find out what the relationship between the mark on the sprocket and the timing mark on the pulley is.

Would really like to tear into it right now but have to wait. If I start another project before getting the garage cleaned out I'm pretty sure the wife would physically harm me. Not enough to keep me from the 8 to 5, just enough to make working on a car really difficult.