JosephMartin Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 On a 1999 Pathfinder, 3.3 2wd, I've got 5 "tic/notches" on my crank shaft pulley.....so, which notch is supposed to be center of the metal marker protruding from the casing cover? (As there is NO Mark on the metal block like the cams have that little bubble on the block). Truck is finally running thank God. Y'all have been wonderful and patient, thanks guys....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephMartin Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Any 1....plz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelord Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 On a 1999 Pathfinder, 3.3 2wd, I've got 5 "tic/notches" on my crank shaft pulley.....so, which notch is supposed to be center of the metal marker protruding from the casing cover? (As there is NO Mark on the metal block like the cams have that little bubble on the block). Truck is finally running thank God. Y'all have been wonderful and patient, thanks guys....... ....Been reading this. Still cant figure out what your trying to ask? Then you say truck is running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephMartin Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Rebelord....man I'm sorry for what seems to be my incompetence. I think folks got impatient with me, and everyone gave such great advice and direction. I apologize. I will try to explain everything happening. Turns out the distributor was going bad. Got a new one. Thought it was fuel pump/filter, replaced them (thank God for access panel). New MAF and throttle body sensor. New plugs n wires. The timing got messed up doing a water pump replacment few months ago, or so we thought. Can't find free FSM. It was running better, but not like it used to, and eventually got worse, dying out at every stop. Idles high(about 1500-1800rpm), is at 1k when in gear. Distributor is all the way clockwise, and throttle body is set at .50milivolts or whatever they are. My pop is a long time mechanic, but we can't quite figure it out. He says we should be able to set distributor in the middle and slightly adjust either way to perfect the timing IF the crank and cams are properly set. It shifts hard while driving, and when the pedal is in the spot between accelerating and not(while going down the road) it's jerky....but I hit the gas and it's fine or let completely off and it's fine with the exception of rough shifting while driving. In 48 hours it got alot worse. My fuel reading is inaccurate and I turned the float to point toward passenger side as not to hit or get hung up on fuel pump housing, and it's better but still not right. But, I first need to get my crank timing right before anything. Piston one is topped out, and of the five notches in the crank pulley, I just set it from the center notch now to the farthest left notch and lined up that notch with the pointer marker protruding from the crank "casing". Cannot find ANY Mark on the block frame to match up to the punch Mark on the timing "tooth" of the crank. I want this to be the last time I tear it down to Jack with timing. Thank you for reading my post, and again, I'm sorry for my "rookieness"...I'm trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawairish Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Can't help with the original question, but here is the free FSM for a 1999: http://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/Pathfinder/1999_Pathfinder/ Just download (right click each link, "save as") to a folder on your computer. That way you can click between the PDFs to jump to different chapters. FWD (Forward, not front wheel drive) is the index. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephMartin Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Thank u hawairish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelord Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 you need to download the FSM right away. Its in the EM section about how to Remove and Replace the timing belt. That shows you very detailed how to check all your timing alignment marks. To even see the one for the crankshaft sprocket. You have to have the lower cover OFF. If its one. You'll never see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephMartin Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Thanks Rebelord....pretty sad my phone doesn't have the space to download fsm, and I don't have a computer. However, once my computer is FIXED, the fsm is priority. Good news, I found topics and pics on timing in npora...I got it running fantastic, idling at 950, 800 in gear. A titch high, but I can live with that lol. There sure is no marker on oil pan to match the punch notch on crank tooth up to. I just went with TDC on piston 1, that puts the first notch on crank pulley on the marker that's on timing case cover(and there's like 5 damn notches) so far left notch. My crank sprocket key was at about 11:00, as the forums said it should be too. I've learned so damn much this last almost four weeks under the hood, and I couldn't have done it without you all. Thanks for your patience with a rookie bro lol..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelord Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) This is a pic of the are in the FSM for the timing marks. Why this way, idk forum doesnt like Google Photos anymore. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/kCsheFfMGFgYueqCkpti_EbFUnaT7w_hQSxc6klwXWuk4Hn2e80u1ExC3wjR9kFfLCuHKvd3XcEdBLlg0ePUx8WJNcEsNZSQJOpIizmGynZayl2xjbVccd3DPNljfhbmckc2KPbvSuAkWUho5LJ61xhcFmC2ovaqLFDofXIN3R9PlpS_VxJhu7G52c6c4Di_GZ_a3Jy-SPdl75lzBdEYAINdnof-stDU8Zr_G0LAe96ZzX5FRQZuM9Cj5sfBiq_fjAQO0S2gG2Iq7tR_-QrOpq8M5hPUTn3er4aBULOMaJ-nn-Y81uX9R6Lfawzt4cE8_HB7tk-tOtxLC0yvXSaqj6exc2inH_y4CtIifBEzGxxZNAuytLwvoTI4g_ze1fiMfCFP4ckC0gWQ28bYxPrDQjRAFGkp3q1x1WmJfTV6OScH4O1xpZ_tkwS2x1Z-R-wSx66ENkG1g6SEHfsrvi0ucJttlaNQ6c2g8Jprkt6yZW0KKr5aZOt7Te2oTZBHyRy3UFfZBOjbuuwIJ9NL93qZgNtTr48vNymSxqeAZKcYlyQ=w1220-h926-no Edited November 13, 2015 by Rebelord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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