i wonder...if the spring is even in there??? it sounds like its not...i did that on a DOHC neon, i put the belt on but forget the tenssioner spring, and then i wondered for 2 hours why the car wouldnt start...duh! lol.

seriously, i dont think your that lax, but maybe you had a brain fart? happens to all of us.

Regards, Cole. Relegating to troll status sometime this week. New Whip: 1990 Lexus ES250. Old Hotness: 1995 GL MTX Zetec *IN TRIAGE* "I had a little friend once, but it dont move no more... "