Hey all-

Pulled the crank pulley, thanks for the rope trick Mr. Foster, couldn't find the flywheel inspection plate in this '86 745T with 218K. A little PBlaster in the right spots seemed to reduce the hammer whacks needed to remove the pulley.

Okay ante up, all you big rollers-

The crank pulley could easily be original. It's a Volvo part, I've got maintence records that I'll check, but the rubber is VERY cracked and old. I don't see any reference marks to show slippage, but it wouldn't surprise me.

HOWEVER...

After pulling the pulley, I started checking all of the index marks. The index on the cam pulley lines up fine, ditto on the intermediate pulley. The crank washer timing mark is pointing directly at the timing belt on the passenger side of the sprocket. From what I've read here there and everywhere this mark is supposed to line up with the "casting mark" on the oil seal housing? I see this raised portion of the oil seal housing, and I'm reading that as where the washer's timing mark should align. This would put my belt off about a tooth at the CRANK ONLY.

So I'm going to have a late lunch and debate whether to just line up the belt marks on the crank sprocket and then adjust the cam and interm. pulleys to match, or simply rotate the crank so its mark is lined up as well. The direction of movement required is righty-tighty, so I may try this, or maybe squeeze the old pulley back on.

Any input there is appreciated.

Dylan