timing chain- paint marks

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by tmontague

That's the weird part. I turned the crank shaft a full turn to adjust the other 4 valves and the marks still didn't line up. I'm going to keep turning the engine and see if they eventually line up which they should I assume.

Are th marks only important when installing the chain? Once the chain is installed I'm assuming that only the marks on the camshaft gears and crank shaft pulley are important for timing and chain placement?

I have an engine that I just recently pulled the head off of. Before I took it apart I was messing with the rotating it and had everything lined up. I should have tried rotating it to see how many rotations were required to get back to alignment.