WAS Re: [s-cars] Died on I4, now no-start, NOW timing belt cover

[Emre Washburn]

How about instead of an ALU cover we get a GB on a carbon/Kevlar matrix like
the IMSA cars had ;-)
I don't even want to imagine how much a billet TB cover would be, think of
how large of a hunk of ALU they would need to start out with first. The
carbon fiber/Kevlar mix would be an easier item to produce, hence cost less,
still be as strong, and look damn cool 8-)

Emre
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Strangways" <strangconst at rogers.com>
To: "Dave Forgie" <forgied at direct.ca>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:40 AM
Subject: WAS Re: [s-cars] Died on I4, now no-start, NOW timing belt cover


> Ok, folks..
> Let's get someone to create a nice aluminum timing belt cover.
> We can do a GP on it, I would spend 100 to prevent this kinda life ending
> motor damage.
>
> Someone made those aluminum air box cover, electrical box cover, and
> injector cover...Anyone remember who ?
> I can't really see it being hard, and just imagine a shiny clean up piece
> that actually has function, how refreshing.
>
> If someone has an old (in good shape) spare cover, send it to me and I
will
> ask a few buddies up here to price it.
>
> Mark S
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Forgie" <forgied at direct.ca>
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 1:57 AM
> Subject: [s-cars] Died on I4, now no-start
>
>
> > Calvin, you said (I SAY (QUIETLY) IN CAPS):
> >
> > A couple of questions:
> >
> > 1) You said that when you tried to crank it after the incident you
> > didn'y
> > hear anything????  How would a serpentine and timing belt cause this,
> > unless
> > it totally locked the engine up in which case there is obviously lots of
> >
> > damage. YUP. THAT'S WHAT I THINK. LOTS OF DAMAGE.  THE ENGINE NO LONGER
> > WANTS TO BE CRANKED. THINGS HAVE BANGED INTO OTHER THINGS AND THEY ARE
> > TIRED AND DON'T WANT TO GET UP.
> >
> > 2) How does the serpentine belt knock the timing belt off that is inside
> > a
> > cover???  Has anybody else seen this happen?  READ MY SERPENTINE BELT
> > POSTING ABOVE.  READ FRED MUNRO'S AND STEVE POWER'S POSTINGS.  THIS
> > PROBLEM HAPPENS AND IS NOT ISOLATED.  ITS NOT AN EPIDEMIC BUT SOMETHING
> > THAT WE ALL NEED TO CHECK AND PREVENT.  I WAS LUCKY.  FRED WAS LUCKY.
> > STEVE WASN'T. KEN MADSEN PROBABLY WASN'T (SORRY, KEN).
> >
> > Something doesn't seem right here. YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.  AUDI COULD
> > HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB OF ENGINEERING TO PREVENT  THE SERPENTINE BELT
> > FROM IMPACTING THE TIMING BELT.  WE, AS OWNERS, HAVE TO DO OUR PART AND
> > NOT NEGLECT THE SERPENTINE BELT AND/OR THE TENSIONER.
> >
> > --Calvin           DAVE F, P.ENG.
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