Subject:	Car will not start after rebuild
Question:	This could have been a rookie mistake. I thought I would share this with you. The sprockets had white dots on the teeth for the line up. after futher investigate last night, I discovered notches as well. They were very small, and I would have bet the world on the white dots. The notches were the ticket. Lined them up and she fire on the first try.... Go figure. Would you know the purpose of the white dots as well as the white lettering on the cogs? the front one had a "W" and the back one had a "H", or could have been "E"... Ok I know that could have stood for East and West. This has perplexed me all morning. Thank you for your help.. You knew what you were talking about. By the way, I did check all the other items that you listed for safety sake. Again, thanks for you help, your site is great. Rick
Answer:	Rick, If you're not the first owner of this car, then that means at some point that timing belt had to be taken off for some reason (either to be changed or whatever reason). The additional white dots on the intake and exhaust cam sprockets were sometimes used to represent exactly where the belt was on the sprockets before the belt was taken off; and perhaps the sprockets were labeled with letters because they were removed from the cams at some point. The notches in the spockets are the key markers to get the timing right, but the white dots help whomever removed the belt, put it back on EXACTLY how it came off (i.e. they marked the sprockets and the belt with white paint so it would be put back on exactly). There was a good chance a timing belt was taken off and put back on (not changed for a new one). Many home mechanics like to change their timing belts themselves after they have a mechanic do it for the first time. Getting a $700 mechanic bill for a timing belt replacement usually is enough to get any one to learn how to change their own timing belt ;-) Good luck!