[V8] Timing Belt Saga 2

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Doubtful wrt vc gasket (unless brittle and dry).  If you let me know by
tomorrow a.m. I can UPS a replacement so you have it on Friday, Kneale.
Haven't gotten around to replacing my vc gaskets...

Ingo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kneale Brownson" <kneale at coslink.net>
To: <dsaad at icehouse.net>; <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] Timing Belt Saga 2


> I'm trying to get ready to install the cam locking tools.  I presume I
need
> to be at TDC with cylinder #1 before I do that????  I have all the tools
> from that Zelenda "sale" several years ago.
>
> Incidentally, I've been having email server problems since yesterday
> afternoon and just at noon today got mail service back.  I see from the V8
> archives that Dave Head  said I could check whether I'm at the right
timing
> point by taking off a valve cover and verifying that dots on the pulleys
> are facing eachother.  Does this require a new gasket for the valve cover?
>
> At 10:30 AM 9/7/2005 -0600, dsaad at icehouse.net wrote:
> >There is a timing mark on the distributor - BUT -
> >what are you trying to do?
> >
> >If you are trying to hold the cams for t-belt replacement, you need to
> hold the
> >cams on both heads in position while you install the belt. Some have done
it
> >without the cam locks, but why? they weren't that expensive and make life
> soooo
> >much easier. With the bumper off you can probably get by with out all the
> other
> >tools, so splurge and get the cam locks. My reasoning was that with the
> >tools, I
> >could afford to have a water pump fail - and it did. I bought most of the
> tools
> >called out in the manual, and figure they have paid for themselves
already.
> >I had to go back into the t-belt for a failed water pump and for a failed
oil
> >pump drive bearing.
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Quoting Kneale Brownson <kneale at coslink.net>:
> >
> >> How do I determine TDC on the V8?  I've got my wood dowel in Cylinder
#1 at
> >> its highest point, but how do I determine whether I'm on the
compression
> >> stroke or on the exhaust stroke?  I don't see any bellhousing window to
> >> check for a flywheel mark.
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