I realized I didn't say this exactly right:

Originally posted by pangloss:
Also:

... if necessary take the slack out between the crankshaft pulley and camshaft by loosening the cam pulleys and rotating them counterclockwise while making sure the camshafts themselves stay aligned by the hacksaws. Any slack should be on the side with the tensioner so it can be taken up by the spring....





If you need to loosen the cam pulleys, you need to use some kind of tool to hold the pulleys while you loosen the bolts. There is a Ford tool available and Haynes describes how to fabricate one from a couple strips of steel and some bolts. Don't just use the hacksaw blades in the slots to keep them from turning.

I was assuming you would know that since you had torn the engine down to the head gasket but for the general record I wanted to make sure it doesn't look like I'm giving slipshod advice


'95 Contour GL, Zetec/ATX Repairs: * wheel bearings * sway bar stop * CV joint * alternator * shift interlock * heater tube * VSS * tensioner * ingition coil * wire harnesses * ball joint * Why do I still love it?