[V8] Timing Belt Change Parts list and a Question

[Bob Korn]

I did my first belt, which in fact was like doing it 3 times, don't ask,
misfire, brand new dist cap with broken plug lead, under the cover, must
have dropped it, with the radiator in place.   The next time will be
without.  Why do you have to drop the AC compressor?  Been awhile since I've
been under the car, did I just say that?  OH S...T, I know what I'm doing
this weekend.......................

Bob
1990 V8  Turned 150K this evening, runs better than most cars with half the
mileage!

----- Original Message -----
From: Buchholz, Steven <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com>
To: <V8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 6:42 PM
Subject: RE: [V8] Timing Belt Change Parts list and a Question


... me too, but you do have to remove the upper & lower radiator hoses
to get at the TB covers.

That said, it isn't really that difficult to pull the bumper, drop the
A/C Condenser and pull the oil cooler lines and remove the core support
... access to the front of the engine to evaluate the parts is much
better without the radiator in the way!

I would also recommend against trying to preserve fluid by leaving the
upper hose attached to the flanges on the head ... I did this with an
almost brand new hose and ended up damaging the internal reinforcement
... so that shortcut effectively cost $150 or so ...

Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)
>
> I did my '91 without removing the radiator.
>
>
> On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 13:15:12 -0700, dsaad at icehouse.net
> <dsaad at icehouse.net> wrote:
> > That is correct. You have to remove the radiator hose so
> > you loose the juice - but that is all.
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