I appreciate all the response that my previous posting generated. Gasp. I understand that the timing on the 94 945T "cannot be adjusted." I did change the timing belt, tensioner, water pump and all associated seals recently and moved the cam, crank and intermediate shaft all about with the timing belt off. I'm not at all concerned about how to get those lined up as I've done this many times before on many of the cars that I have owned. I typically use hard wire in the #1 spark plug hole to ascertain when cylinder number one is actually at TDC, but I get away from the issue that I AM concerned about.

Let me ask this.

If the timing cannot be adjusted by virtue of an old timing light, dwell meter and rotation of the crank angle sensor, why, why, oh why, are there even slots present in the crank angle sensor? Why didn't Volvo see fit to just have three non-oblong holes to attach the dang crank angle sensor if it couldn't be "adjusted"?

I don't doubt the expertise here at all. I just don't understand why even when I do get everything lined up, I can't fine tune the timing to some reference point like the apparently good for nothing (watch my fingers) "timing marks" on the timing cover that tease me with actual gradations like TDC, 10 and 20 degree markings! Why bother with those reference points if they are never to be used?. I guess I'll move on to other issues and hope that I get this at a later date, kind of like when you have the answer to an important question on the tip of your brain, and in a week or so it's "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" now I get it. Now is not that time apparently.

Anyway, I do appreciate all the previous input. Thanks!

Sincerely,

J Beechcraft
(nuttin like an old V tail!)