never start a project before work, timing question on a 93 rodeo

[wlay]

so i started taking apart my rodeo this morning to replace the water pump which was gone, and in my haste i pulled the timing belt without cycling everything through until it all lined up, trying to fix it it, i put a pressure valve on the first piston, and put the timing belt back on, hoping that the cams hadn't shifted at all, i cycled it through and it still didn't line up right but i didn't feel anything hitting, so i found the compression stroke for the first pistion, took the timing belf off and lined up the cams which were both about two teeth off of the marks on the block, i put the belt back on and cycled everything through again, it seems to turn fine, but feels a little iffy as the second pistion comes up on its compression stroke, i can't see or hear if it is hitting anything, but would love any suggestions on how to go about making sure i have everything lined up and or timed correctly, thanks, it is a .3.2L V6

[mondtster]

I'm not sure how many times you have to turn the motor over to get the timing marks to line up, but when I did mine I just pulled the timing belt off and lined up all the marks. I turned the motor over afterwards to make sure it wasn't going to bind and then started it. From the research I've done, it sounds like at least the earlier 3.2L motors were clearance motors so you don't have to worry about bending valves.

Just put the belt on, turn the motor over a little to make sure that no valves are going to hit the pistons and try to start it. You'll be fine.

[wlay]

thanks, thats what i ended up doing today, and it turned out fine, reading through my book made it sound like i was going bring armagadon onto the thing if it wasn't all lined up perfectly until i actualy thought about how it works, thanks again though