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Sorry for the rant but damn my luck, timing belt broke

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wrench   +1y
Well it appears that my water pump went out which in turn is what caused my timing belt to break, good thing I ordered the kit WITH the timing belt. Just got to wait for it to come in and then its wrenching time. Can't wait to get her back on the road.
Cusser   +1y
Not a big deal. My "first ever" timing belt R&R came about because the water pump started leaking on my B2200, and I was too cheap to take it to the mechanic, likely about a $500 hit. Took me a few hours on a Sunday morning, bet it would be 2/3 of that now.

Hints:
1. Do NOT remove that big crankshaft bolt (the one that takes a 21mm socket). Remove the six small hidden bolts (10mm socket and extension) instead. Do not remove the distributor either, notice some books state to do that.

2. See

3. Before buttoning up, rotate the engine two or more full turns, and make sure the marks still line up as shown in the links at #2 above.

4. When refilling with coolant, jack up the front of the truck and run engine while you keep filling and topping off, these trucks can be difficult to get all the air out of the cooling system.

5. If the camshaft oil seal or crankshaft oil seal are leaking, this is a good time to replace those. They are the same part number.
wrench   +1y
Well I just got done putting everything back together but now I have a knock? I am about to pull everything back apart to make sure that it is correct, but it looked correct when I put it back together. Does cranking it (i thought ignition system when it broke) with a broken timing belt cause it to damage valves even though this is a non-interference motor?
wrench   +1y
Just checked again and it is dead on. I really hope I didnt mess up a valve.....
wrench   +1y
Well another update, checked again and it was still spot on. Cranked it up again and what do you know, no more knocking! Woot woot. I think it might have been some stuck HLA's? Just got to finish her up tomorrow and she will be good to go.