Recent content by joemag7

I have read through the other EGR related posts, but none seemed to match mine. My '97 4cyl. Ranger is due for registration and my 'engine light' is reading an EGR problem. I did the difficult task of replacing the EGR valve, but all the while noticing the EGR has no electrical connectors(just a...

Well if a Rocket Scientist says it's no big deal then yes, it does make me feel much better :icon_thumby: For records sake; I retarded the cam pulley by half a tooth because I assumed as the belt wears in and gives a little that would advance the pulley on its own, thus making it all perfect...

Hey every one, just wanted to say hello Signed up here a few days ago with a problem and found this site and forum to be the best thing out there. And decided I would like to stick around this place for a while, of course if you all will have me. So I completed my profile a few moments ago and...

Somone from a completely different forum I signed up at when I first had a question about this project nearly 3 weeks ago. Yeah, the jackass in his first sentence said "get out your credit card and take it to your nearest mechanic, you have done enough damage already" While in his avatar he...

I never did get them lined up perfectly; I split the difference between everything and then the marks didn't look near as bad, so I just told myself to stop being so anal and just get it back together and try it out. My Dog was probably the happiest the truck is on the road again, so me and him...

The Fix To better explain the repair I need to go into my longer story; My belt never broke initially, rather one day while the truck was running I heard intermittent "tapping" from under the hood, I determined it was the timing belt and decided to replace it. I have a Haynes book and followed...

Thanks for your help Bryan and even taking the time to do research. About the valves being what makes the difference between compress and exhaust strokes at TDC is what I was wanting to say above, but of course never want to sound un-appreciative to anyones help. I was also curious about a...

Thanks for the reply; I set all my marks with the timing belt removed (that's part of the longer story) It's not a big deal with this type engine, but what is puzzling is that the old worn out, stretched out belt keeps all the marks aligned while the fresh new belt keeps the one mark off?

Some Pictures Just because pictures always help I went and took a few click here

I got a '97 Ranger 2.3l w/ 130kmiles I have good mechanical knowledge, understand engines well enough, but have never changed a timing belt. I started this project a little over a week ago, but to make the story short I put in a brand new rear timing belt cover last weekend just to find out...