TIming Belt after Rebuild

As the title states, the timing belt broke after about 100 miles total of driving the truck. We were driving on the highway and everything just quit. I just had it recently rebuilt and everything was timed right and everything looked good. ALl the belts I had with the truck looked good. I bought it off a mechanic about a yearish ago. It started right up after the rebuild. I have noticed that the crank sprocket is a little hard to rotate with the socket.

Is there anything that I could have missed while reassembling it? I followed the books and everything.

Is there a specific timing belt I need to order?

1988 Ram 2.9 G63B 2wd 5 spd

Did you install a brand-new timing belt, or just reuse the old one because it looked fine?

used the old one because it looked fine.... (i can hear you screaming through the screen).....

i believe the g63b 2.0L 8v sohc is a non interference motor so you should be able to slap a new timing belt on and drive off.

I believe it is as well. I wasn't sure if the cam gear was too tight and there was too much resistance? I can turn it with a wrench and there is some resistance, but I think that is from the springs.

Yeah, cam sprockets typically don't turn freely, more of an uneven "chunky-feeling" resistance to the movement as each cam lobe operates a valve.

And never reinstall a timing belt, no matter the age, mileage, or visual condition. Even if I'd just installed a brand-new belt and then needed to remove it again right away for any reason, I'd still replace it unless I never even tensioned it in the first place.