84 4ksq Timing Belt Catastrophe...HELP!

[Robert Mangas]

err.... I need to redo that project to stop oil leaks.  Is there a 
recommended sealant?  Seems like it'll be tough to get sealant to work in an 
oily hole...


TIA,
Robert

>From: Kneale Brownson <knotnook at traverse.com>
>To: gwbutler at net1plus.com, <quattro at audifans.com>
>CC: george.butler2 at verizon.net
>Subject: Re: 84 4ksq Timing Belt Catastrophe...HELP!
>Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:26:53 -0500
>
>Pull the plugs to make turning the engine by hand easier.  I use a wooden
>dowel in cylinder #1 to find TDC.  At top of travel, check for the "0" in
>the window on the driver side of the bell housing.  It's difficult to see
>unless someone has put white paint on it.   Then you should have the damper
>locking tool to let you loosen the crank bolt.  Don't forget to put a
>sealant on the bolts for the covers and idler pulley that go through the
>oil pump housing, otherwise you'll be redoing the project to stop oil 
>leaks.
>
>
>At 03:46 PM 1/31/2005 -0500, gwbutler wrote:
>
> >
> >2. How do I know where TDC on #1 is (is this the "rocker arms have play 
>on
> >that cylinder" on the head)...do I pull the plug and check to make sure 
>#1
> >piston is "all the way up"...and then the crank cam over to # 1 on the
> >distributor, somehow lock the cam pulley, and put the new timing belt on?
> >
> >I'll have to delve into the Bentley's for sure.  I just wanted to hear 
>about
> >BTDT's first.  Also, I'll have to contact Blau to rent the tools, 
>(although
> >I'd just as soon buy 'em (used) outright.  I was always afraid of this
> >happening.  Of course it had to happen in the middle of Winter.  Guess 
>what
> >I'll be doing outside on Super Bowl weekend.  TIA
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >George B.
> >Massachusetts
> >
> >
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