84 4ksq Timing Belt Catastrophe...HELP!

[Bernie Strub]

A friend's BTDT: Patient 84 4kq, many many miles.  Freeway speed, 1am.  Bolt
falls from who knows where, fouls timing belt, snaps belt.  Car coasts to a
stop.  Gets towed to nearest hotel, sleeps it off.  Go get timing belt, set
timing marks correctly, fire it off and go home.  *Not* an interference
engine, happily.

BTW, I have done a number of timing belts, and oh the horror! I usually
don't use any sort of crank locking device.  Craftsman 1/2" 450 ft-lb impact
almost always does the job.  Once, one was clearly overtorqued, we locked
the crank with a homemade unit, and used a six foot cheater to crack the
offender loose.

Good luck!

>>>>>Bernie