1994 Honda Civic Timing 1.5 liter

[drewkuch]

I have a 1994 honda civic. 5 speed 1.5 liter engine.

 

I just bought a used 1.5 liter engine with a 1.6 liter vtec head (can someone explain this?) and headers. Said it has 50,000 and runs, so bought it for a couple hundred dollars.

 

Well the timing cover had to be modified by me to fit the new 1.6 liter head. No problem, but I accidentally bumped the camshaft pulley, now i'm screwed with timing. I dont have a book, and wanted to know what timing marks i need to line up before i put the engine in the car...

[drewkuch]

Please help! I'm stuck until i get it timed correctly!

[drewkuch]

http://www.2carpros.com/car_repair_informa...agram_marks.htm

 

I think i have the timing correct now...

 

I started with the camshaft gear. The word "up" is vertical, or facing up. and the two horizontal lines are aligned with the head.

 

I placed the key straight up, and theres a pointer mark on the block behind the crank gear that lined up with my mark on the crank gear (just offset of the key).

 

then i placed the balancer and timing cover on. The mark on the timing cover is aligned with the very far right line on the balancer (single line). theres 3 lines together and one single line on my balancer, i lined it up with the single line.

 

I want a few people to tell me this is correct before i install the engine. Please!

[drewkuch]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=7130...mp;id=877060051

 

single timing mark (far right) on balancer lined up with timing cover marks.

 

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=7130...mp;id=877060051

 

key vertical. arrow on block pointing to notch on crank gear.

[Pballer2005]

from what i've read cam timing is off by half a tooth on this kind of setup (4.5 degrees) but i don't remember if you need to advance or retard it by that much.

[drewkuch]

Ok, I think its counter-clockwise. I'm guessing off a groove counter-clockwise. This correct? Anyone?