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Originally Posted by mytrplseven
A certain faction of us use the tightening method of tightening until you can barely turn the water pump pulley by hand. Hand turn the engine a few turns and re-check and adjust as necessary. I've used this method successfully on 3 different cars. Re-tension after 1000 to 1500 miles.
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As it sits I can barely turn the WP pulley or rotate the belt 90 degrees. If I tension tighter to get the belt seated around the cam gear, I won't be able to turn the WP pulley. Should I leave tension as it is in the photo, then turn the crank to seat the belt on the cam gear?