84 4ksq Timing Belt Catastrophe...HELP!

[Kneale Brownson]

I've done/redone three I5 TBs.  Used a Permatex product called #14 Thread
Sealer with  teflon.  

At 10:11 PM 1/31/2005 +0000, Robert Mangas 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...
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>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:
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>> >
>> >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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