[V8] Timing Belt Saga 4.5

[Kneale Brownson]

Got it,  Jeremy.  Thanks.

At 06:30 PM 10/5/2005 -0700, Jeremy Ward wrote:
>Not sure Kneale, my family album is out of order at the moment (monitor not
>large enough).  It contains the idle switch, throttle position sensor, and
>wide open throttle (wot) switch.  It has a 6 wire connector IIRC, and it is
>the part that the yellow arrow is drawn on in your picture.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kneale Brownson [mailto:kneale at coslink.net] 
>Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 6:29 PM
>To: Jeremy Ward; v8 at audifans.com
>Subject: RE: [V8] Timing Belt Saga 4.5
>
>Is the TPS what ETKA calls just a switch?  
>
>At 05:40 PM 10/5/2005 -0700, Jeremy Ward wrote:
>>The TPS (throttle position sensor) is held in place by 2 phillips screws.
>>Just remove them and swing the TPS off the end of the accelerator shaft and
>>out of the way.  Note that it is adjustable via these 2 screws (loosen them
>>slightly and rotate it cw / ccw as needed).  Make sure to put it back
>pretty
>>much where you removed it from (the picture you took should help).
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>- Jeremy
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
>>Kneale Brownson
>>Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 5:39 PM
>>To: v8 at audifans.com
>>Subject: [V8] Timing Belt Saga 4.5
>>
>>So, after Dave Head's suggestion I attack the camshaft pulleys with a 2X4
>>angled at 45 degrees struck three times with a big hammer, I got the
>>pulleys loose.  Good tip to remember.  I'd been beating on them with a
>>deadblow hammer and not getting anywhere.
>>
>>Now I've encountered yet another problem.  The top center bolt on the
>>waterpump housing broke off in its hole:
>>http://www.pbase.com/kneale_brownson/image/50324884   It's the one with the
>>arrow pointing to it.  It couldn't be one that's out in the open, it had to
>>be the only bolt that cannot be approached dead-on for drilling out.   What
>>all am I going to have to remove to get a clear shot at that bolt?
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