Pinto Car Club of America

Hi iam new to the pinto motor I have a 2300 in my sandrail and the crank seal is leaking,how do you keep in time when you pull the pulley,I dont see no arrows or normal line up, this has a lot of esslinger parts and no distributor,it has hi output coil pack.any help would be appreciated

No distributor???  Do you have something like this on the crankshaft???

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Mike

yes no distributor it has a porsche hi output coil pack distributless ignition,and yes it has something like that on crank,although kind of different,i will try to take a pic if i can figure out how to post it,thanks for the help.

I assume with your described ignition you are asking how to keep the cam in time with the crank when changing the belt.

I use paint (spray it in a can and apply with a Q-tip)don't use a marker.  I put a paint mark on the belt and the cam pulley tooth that corresponds. I do the same at the crank end.  I remove the belt.  I match the old belt up to the new one and mark it the same.  I then install the belt so the marks on the new belt align with the pulley marks.

I do this on any car I change the belt on.  Especially on the 2.3 there is an indicator on the rear plastic belt cover.  A lot of times that is broke off.   Other times people just pull the cover and have left it off.

Comprehending marks listed in manuals can be difficult.  Some times a tooth either way seems wrong and the perceived tooth doesn't seem right either. You can go nuts.

As long as you know the belt was originally correct I would use the "paint" method every time.  You always have the old belt as a correct original reference.
Tom