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After installing timing belt on 1993 Mazda MPV V6 the distributor rotor is not pointing at number one is it normal to pull and reset the distributor?
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There should be no need to do anything with the distributor as part of a timing belt job, I've done it twice now on my '92 MPV V6. After you installed the belt with all the markings lined up, did you rotate the crankshaft, and if so, how many times? Don't forget that the crankshaft rotates TWO revolutions for every ONE revolution of the camshafts...so if your rotor is pointing exactly opposite from number one, give the crankshaft one more full revolution--all your markings should then be lined up and your rotor should be pointing at number one.
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