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

[James Murray (QB/EMC)]

Bill, we are talking about have a new Timing Belt (TB) cover built to replace the current plastic one, so that if the serpentine belt snaps as it has happened in the past to a few listers, the broken seprentine belt will not break the TB cover and also damage the timing belt resulting in engine damage! Preventive measure only... 

Dave and Mark and talking about having one made from aluminum, Emre and I think a Carbon/Kevlar mix is a more economical way to go...

Hope that makes sense?

Cheers, /James.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Clancy [mailto:clancybill at yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 10:27 AM
To: James Murray (QB/EMC); 'Dave Forgie'; Mark Strangways
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: WAS Re: [s-cars] Died on I4, now no-start, NOW timing belt
co ver


you guys are totally losing me.   Does anyone care to give me the 30,000
foot view?   what in the world are you all talking about?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Murray (QB/EMC)" <james.murray at ericsson.com>
To: "'Dave Forgie'" <forgied at direct.ca>; "Mark Strangways"
<strangconst at rogers.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 7:21 AM
Subject: RE: WAS Re: [s-cars] Died on I4, now no-start, NOW timing belt co
ver


> Wouldn't Emre's suggestion of a carbon/Kevlar matrix be a better way to
go? Doesn't billet have to come from a solid block of aluminum and thus this
cover would be way over $100... I'm sure there are company's out there that
could make this piece in large quantities?
>
> /JaMu.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Dave Forgie
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 10:11 AM
> To: Mark Strangways
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: WAS Re: [s-cars] Died on I4, now no-start, NOW timing belt
> cover
>
>
> Mark:  After I sent my post last night, I did think about a metal TB
guard.
> However, in my mind it was expanded aluminum mesh.  In retrospect, that
> probably wouldn't work - solid, i.e. billet aluminum, like you are
suggesting
> would be better.  Dave F.
>
> Mark Strangways wrote:
>
> > 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
>
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