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The worn keyway is definitely a SOA issue that was never dealt with. Putting the timing gear and pulley on without an assembly compound is just wrong and is compounded by the manuals having the wrong torque value for the crankshaft bolt. My uneducated guess is if they had gotten the tightening right ...

Last is a pic showing the timing belt has been moved. This is with the new belt on lined up with the cams correctly but the crankshaft was way off. After I took this picture, I lined up the crank correctly and assembled everything and the car runs great so far.
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These are shots of my timing gear...this is what I saw with the pulley removed. Next is a close up of the crankshaft with the destroyed keyway.
Last is a picture of the old and new timing gear. The old one had worn metal away by grinding against the engine block. Surprisingly, the front crankseal ...

Yes, it seems to running great now. It's like a different vehicle! We've put around a thousand miles on it so far. I'm curious how long the repair will last but it seems solid as a rock. Not too expensive really.
New timing gear and woodruff key assembled with Loctite 660.
New timing belt while I ...

Hi,
I turned out to be that my crankshaft keyway was a mess and the key was destroyed. The timing gear had shifted about 30 degrees and instead of fixing it, the PO moved the timing belt 4 notches. The ignition timing was then "sort of" in the ballpark but the valves were 30 degrees off. It's ...

That sounds high but I don't know the turbo. My N/A Legacy pulls about 11 at idle. More importantly, is the needle on the vacuum gauge steady? Does it climb and then drop when you rev the engine?
Also, you can try putting a piece of masking tape on the pulley. Start the car and watch with a timing ...

Thanks! I've got no CEL codes flashing. I haven't check the coolant sensor yet and that's a good idea.
I did put some tape on the pulley with no notch and can see that the timing is retarding an incredible amount when its idling and when you give it gas it goes back even more. I pulled the knock ...

Hi. We both have threads on hesitation and nobody is answering either of them so I thought I'd throw in my 2 bits even though I don't have a turbo.
If you can make the miss happen, especially if you can do it by revving the engine while the car isn't moving I would hook up a vacuum gauge off the ...

Where was the illumination relay? I have a similar situation: My interior and instrument cluster lights are all out and the fuse is good.

+1 on the disconnecting the black single wire connectors.
You are sure that the black plugs are single wires aren't you? Lotsa connectors up there but only one like this.
Also make sure that the bright green single wire connectors are apart.
Even if you didn't connect them, do an idiot check.

Any and I mean any ideas would be great!
I could also use a quick note on how to check the timing. I have the light hooked up and I see the scale on the timing cover but there's no notch or line on the pulley to check it against....what gives?

Hi everyone! I'm a noob here but I've been reading the archives for weeks trying to get my '94 Legacy L Alpine AT going. I've not had the car long but here's what's up:
Got it for 650 dollars, the idle is perfect but it won't accelerate at all unless the engine is revved. The PO also never ...