96 tracker is risen from the dead!

[sidekick57]

It lives!
Thanks JTGH for the link, your the man! I would have never got this thing running without your help. My Haynes manual is about worthless, it says to line the timing marks up with # 1 on TDC and says nothing about #4 being on TDC compression stroke, not to mention it is unclear on which one of the two time marks to use, junk. I lined everything up with # 1 on TDC compression and the engine was acting very tricky, not knowing. I read your link and it noted # 4 should be on a compression stroke when all the timing marks were alined. I went out right away and set everything how it should be. The first time I hit the key the engine went vrerrooomrooomm!!!

[jtgh]

Haynes mixes years in to a witches brew of junk.
its ok on some things but on others , you could blow a 16v engine , one that was AOK !

I am happy for your 96 running so good.
I hope you save lots of gas, driving it again.

96's are my favorite.

Best way to get a FSM is "Sidekick tracker 96" , ebay, no easier way, just put a watch on it.
you will get email and snipe the sucker.

cheers.