84 4ksq Timing Belt Catastrophe...HELP!

[David Kavanagh]

er, don't go there!

:P


On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 22:11:11 +0000, Robert Mangas
<porter_t_dog at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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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