How to set timing on 1992 sidekick

it has two notches on the top and bottom of it they should be lined up strait up and down

Not sure I understand your question.
If you did not move the distributor, and the marks are lined up on the cam and crank gears, the timing should still be correct.

If you dont know the marks on an engine when replacing the timing belt. There are usually marks on the pulleys and housings to line up. Put the engine on top dead centre TDC from the crankshaft marks before looking for the other marks. If you cant find them Use white out to place your own marks on the pulleys and housings before removing the old belt . To be sure nothing gets out of line mark any pulley that has teeth. It can be useful to take a few digital photos . When fitting the new belt make sure your marks line up again.

You said it's not out of time and you checked the timing notches on everything,do me a favor if you did that put the engine on the TDC mark and see where the rotor is pointing to if it's pointing on number one it's wrong and out of time,set it to number 4 .

line up the two marks on the timing gears,,take out spark plugs,,,spin motor over four times,,line up marks,,if they line up put it back together,,don't want to not ck it,,,because if u are a tooth off u have to take it a part a gain,,((

you may find them online but if it were me i would go to local auto parts and spend the $24.95 on a haynes repair manual it has pictures of the marks and the tension specs etc worth the $$ , remove #12 spark plug and take a peice of wire stick it into the hole till it touchs the piston then rotate the crankshaft till its a top dead center then look down at the line up marks behind the crank gear they should line up then rotate the camshaft till marks line up should be 12 oclock on cam gear? this is sometimes tricky to get it lined up without it being 1 tooth off thats why picture is best ? hope this helps [email protected]

honestly you just need to buy a chilton or haines. there is a lot more to this than just a couple of instructions. you need a timing gun, tools, and to know where everything is. its easy but you need to see the instructions.

you should have timing marks that are lined up on your engine. You have your crank to line up at a certain point as well as the two cams. I don't know off the top of my head where these might be for this car but you can find it in a Haynes or Chilton manual if you so desire to also learn more about your overall car and take care of this or i can find these specs and send them your way. Up to you?

on the intake cam use the middle mark in between the big one and the other small one on the exhaust cam use the use the smallest mark farthest away from the 2 small marks on the same tooth. line those 2 marks up on the same tooth in the middle.

there is timing marks on the camshaft where you line it up it can be difficult