With the engine out again the job is to check and reset the camshaft timing. With the cam cover off and inserting the cam locking tool correctly then using a screwdiver in the spark plug hole for No 1 cylinder it is plain that the timing is 180 degrees out! No wonder it didn't want to start!
Easy enough to sort out. Just need to lock the crankshaft using a locking tool - just a matter of taking the starter motor off and bolting the tool to the motor mounting bolts. First problem is that my locking tool wont reach the flywheel! Wrong tool. eBay to the rescue so two days later the right tool arrives and the crankshaft locked. Now the bolt holding the crankshaft pulley can be removed. Now the locking tool is removed and the crank can be rotated to TDC and nestles up against the positioning pin in the crankcase. Locking tool back on - belt back on then the lower cam belt cover and the auxillary drive pulley then all I need is the bolt. Google Engineering says that you should use a new bolt everytime as the are done up so tight they stretch as a design feature. It seems you can only get these bolts as part of a cambelt replacement kit which has the belt, tensioner and water pump as well. Found one on eBay that looks about right so I'm waiting for that to arrive now.
All in all a pretty uneventful week! Hopefully get it all back together and in the hull again next week.
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