[jbrody44]

is it possible that your check connector is fouled somehow and the jumper is not actually jumping the two leads? I don't know if you would feel comfortable doing this but I might cut the connector off, strip the two wires and use an alligator clip type jumper to jump them, then just cap them off with some wire-nuts afterwards. Just an idea and maybe not even a good one at that.

 

[jbrody44]

I had a problem once with my timing belt where I had an extra tooth or so in between the intake cam gear and the crank gear creating a small amount of "slack" in the belt. Although my gears were lined up and TDC I was having a hard time with my timing. If I remember correctly the tensioner did not take this slack up as it was on the other side of the crank pulley from the tensioner or "idler" as I think it is properly called. This may be off base for what your problem intales but just a thought anyway.