I have replaced the headgasket and cambelt on me car.

My car has vernier pulleys fitted.

before we took head and belt off we marked them all up and made sure they were alighned visually as best we could.

the car runs fine, but im just wondering if it could potentially cause any probs and if i need to get them checked by a pro. ?

any info greatly appreciated

 

if youre not sure about what you did...its always good to let a pro look to your cossie....

 

the point of vernier pulleys is so that you can time the cams correctly - this does not always mean that they should align with the TDC marks. it depends on your engine spec and cam spec, but it may be better to advance or retard the cam timing compared to std, although best for std may not be where the timing mark indicates.

 

I would get them checked by a pro and set right if needs be rather than using marks

 

i didnt explain what i did correctly.

my verniers have allready been setup

i set the car to tdc and then made my own marks on the cams

when i put it all back together i lined up my own marks not the tdc marks on the pulleys

 

Should be ok then craig, but if in doubt, get it checked out

 

it fooking flys now goes really well

holds 2bar of boost on my t34

i dont use that much tho dont think the turbo will last it

 

If you have dialled them in slightly wrong (ie slightly different to how they were) then you will need it remapping ideally, but i suspect in reality they wont be out by enough to need that.

Is it a thicker head gasket?
If so that will need a remap too!


Best bet might be to pop up to karls just for a very quick livemap to check all is still as it should be?