[V6-12v] just bought a 93 100csqa....

[Kent McLean]

Mike LaRosa wrote:
> Timing Belt...  I'm gonna take a look at the motor for
> doing the Miata style swap..  unless somebody has
> looked into this already and can tell me, don't do it

I "looked" into it (asked the list).  The potential problem
(no hard evidence) is that *if* the t-belt pulley is like the
one on the I5 turbo, it has a lip at the edge which would
preclude cutting the belt in half lengthwise and slipping off
half of it while leaving the other half to hold the pulleys in
place (I assume that's what you meant when you said "Miata").

> worst case is rear main seal is toast..
> what else on the back of a v6 leaks back there ?

IIRC, the early (sorry, but that would be your '93) V6s had
leakage problems with the V valley gasket, which may manifest
itself as a leak to the rear.

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Kent McLean
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke