Thread: 1999 2.5 ranger timing belt issues please help!!!!!!
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Old 07-12-2010, 04:23 AM
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Default Re: 1999 2.5 ranger timing belt issues please help!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by sgtsandman View Post
Agreed, the 2.5 is non-interference. Remove a spark plug from #1 cylinder and verify that the piston is TDC before putting the belt on otherwise you could be 180 degrees off even with the timing marks all lining up.

Please excuse a dumb question, is it really possible to get the timing belt 180 degrees off? I take it that the cylinder #1 is the one closest to the front of the truck, correct?


Thanks,
Stan
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