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joogsquad

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I just did my timing belt job and it started up fine while bleeding coolant system, then I turned it off for a few minutes and started it back up and my idle was very low and feels like its wants to die out and turn off. I reset the battery and that was no change. Does anyone think I could be off a tooth or two? Maybe I didn't correctly line up the crankshaft?
 
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Did you turn the crankshaft by hand after to you put the timing belt on two full revolutions and see if all of your marks lined back up?
Yes I did but I didn't pay close enough attention and it must've been off somewhere. I ended up redoing it all yesterday and triple checked my work and It runs great now! Just an issue of me thinking I did everything right but did not lol.

And there's also a TDC detent, checked with a tiny flat screwdriver, through a little hole in a spoke of the cam (upper) sprocket.
I think my cam was off a tiny bit. I used paint to mark the TDC line and that ended up helping out a ton to be able to see with a mirror.
 
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