timing pulley marks on a 3.4l v6 toyota tundra?

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while replacing the timing belt on a 2004 toyota tundra 3.4l v6 i keep getting the same result and i am wondering if it is normal or if i am doing something incredibly wrong. after removal of the old belt and tensioner, and with both cam pulleys and crank pulley aligned to the notches given (straight up) when i rotate the engine clockwise two crank rotations by hand the alignment marks on the belt no longer match the align marks on the cam pulleys (they are one to the right for every two rotations), but the cam pulleys do line up with the marks on the engine and are both straight up after rotating. are the belt marks supposed to line up with the marks on the cam pulleys no matter what even after rotation or are they for initial alignment only? and if the cam pulleys are good as long as they are in unison and both straight up is the crank pulley supposed to be straight up every time the cam pulleys are? because the crank pulley is slightly off. i have put this belt on 3 times now and each time the exact same result. the grooves on the belt are in the exact right spot on each pulley before i spin it, that i am sure of. unless, of course, the belt is on backwards but i cannot find any data stating which way to put it on. i assume the arrows on the crank alignment paint face towards the block. it isn't an interference motor, but i am still a little worried.

thanks in advance,
david
 
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