Struggling with this Timing belt, the printed marks are not working and I'm looking to confirm tooth count between cams and crank. It's a '99 EJ25 Forester.

I've done a couple of these and not had this problem, it's a Gates TCK304  223 tooth belt.

 Going by this recent thread, I marked up the belt in the attached photo

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/152228-got-some-strange-specs-on-timing-belt/?hl=%2Btiming+%2Bbelt

 

It seems like if the P side cam and crank will align, when I try to hook the d side cam, it is off several teeth.

The marks I made here are counted from the left mark on the belt.

Anyone want to help me out?

You don't by any chance have installed the old style tensioner do you?

All the slack is out?

The 40.5 is the tooth count you  should have from the crank sprocket mark.

 

O.