# Timing belt, water pump, 3.7 Honda, start up

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-water-pump-3-7-honda-start-up/152507>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [November 10, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-water-pump-3-7-honda-start-up/152507 "2019-11-10T15:36:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![NFosse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@NFosse](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NFosse)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-water-pump-3-7-honda-start-up/152507/1 "2019-11-10T15:36:10Z")

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Last night I replaced my water pump and timing belt on an 09 Acura RL. After I got the harmonic balancer re attached I called it a day. This morning I made sure everything was set and tried to start it. It turned over about the usual amount to start but the just stopped. Interior lights slightly dimmed then I turned it off. Did I do something wrong? If so what? And any ideas on how to fix it? Should I try to start again? Thanks for your help!

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-water-pump-3-7-honda-start-up/152507/2 "2019-11-11T21:44:32Z")

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Many things can be done incorrectly in this complex repair. To start with, turn the engine over a few times manually via the harmonic balancer, looking for spot-on alignment of the camshaft and crankshaft. If anything doesn’t line up, fix that.