[s-cars] Serpantine belt breaking the timimg belt

[dave flagg]

It's simple
the serp belt breaks while the engine is running. with LUCK, all the debris
falls clear of the crank pulley and no harm done. Murphy, howeve, frequently
f]prevails and allows some shreds of serb belt to get involved with the
crank pulley thus displacing the t/belt and VOILA, crank timing is
compomised.
.02
DF
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Forgie <forgied at direct.ca>
To: s-car-list at audifans.com <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Date: Saturday, June 19, 2004 10:22 AM
Subject: [s-cars] Serpantine belt breaking the timimg belt


>Kevin:  You ask for the wisdom of the List.  The List answers. You
>effectively say "BS, can't be, prove it to me"
>
>I say ignore the List.  Let your serpentine belt break and prove to the
>List that the List is wrong, i.e. that your timing belt is not harmed.
>Go ahead.  I dare you. I 20 valve dare you.
>
>On the other hand,  go back through the archives (I think we had this
>List discussion within the last two months (again)). You will find that
>there are several documented cases of this occurring.  We do not know
>exactly how the serpentine belt failure causes the T-belt to fail but it
>does happen.  It happened to one of our Vancouver S-car club members
>after a timing belt change.  Serpentine belt failed.  Owner did not
>realize this. Serpentine belt or a portion thereof jammed the timing
>belt.  Timing belt failed. Crank continues to go around, camshafts do
>not, pistons hit several valves, valves are damaged, car is off road for
>a week while head is removed and valves are replaced.  Not pretty. Very
>$$$.
>
>So you have a choice.  The Wisdom of the List or do whatever you want.
>
>Dave F. (a six year S-car list member)
>
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