[Goat Blower]

The Haynes or Chiltons manual spell the whole procdure out pretty well. And the tensioner hole trick is for the 1G, I didn't do enough 2G's to have a real shortcut, I just did it by the book.

There are a few reasons why you can't check between the cam gears. If some other board says you can, well, that's why I only read one other board. Too many idiots out there. First, it's a very small section of belt so you're not really getting a good representation of the total belt tension. You'd want to go with the greatest distance, like from the tensioner to the exhaust cam gear. Second, the cams have lobes and put a different amount of tension on the belt themselves depending on their position. If you spin them my hand, you'll see what I'm talking about. It's easy for an inch or two, than it's real tough as the cam lobe ramps up, then you get over the ramp and the cam gear spins a bit on it's own. Those factors will definitely have an effect on the belt tension between the cam gears. The only time it's worth anything if it's really loose between the gears, you can be assured that tensioner is completely shot and the belt is skipping.