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

[Mike LaRosa]

--- Kent McLean <kentmclean at mindspring.com> wrote:

> 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").


hhhmmm....


> 
> > 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.
>


ahhh clive just sent a post similar with the tech
bulletins :)  thanks guys...

While the valley gasket looks involved, i'd rather do
that then a rear main seal...

Looks like it's time to clean up real good and the
intake for oil... 

I tried to get up as high as i could to see if i could
find the culprit...

Time to take lots of stoff of the top of the motor to
get a good look.

That'll be a mon/tues project...   car is at the shop
getting the A/C recharged...



Thanks!

Mike
85 300D
93 100csqa

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