Hello,
The timing belt broke on my 92 Legacy Wagon. I have tried to fix it, but have failed at several attempts. I have been following a Chilton's manual for fixing it, but I just can't get the timing right. One problem is that my manual only tells you how to align the timing if the belt is on...not if it's off (or if it broke). I aligned the notch on the crankshaft when the compression started to rise, then rotated the camshafts until the notches were aligned, and then put the new timing belt on. Once I plugged everything up, it wouldn't start. I thought I may have had the #1 piston on the wrong stroke, so I rotated the crankshaft one rotation, while leaving the camshafts where they were (already lined up), but this didn't work either. I am not getting compression, so I am assuming that the timing is just off (since the car was working fine before the belt broke). I have read in other posts that the notch on the crankshaft doesn't line up the piston to TDC, and you need to line up the arrow on the crankshaft with the notch above...what do I do? I'm so confused...