[V8] my timing belt

[Ed Kellock]

Exactly why my recently purchased 94 with 125k and 76k and 10 years on its
timing belt has been sitting for 3 weeks.  I have the parts, just waiting
for the opportunity to install them.
 
Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Ehlert [mailto:bkrddrvs at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 9:42 PM
To: Ed Kellock
Cc: Scott Phillips; Seamus O'Carey; V8 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [V8] my timing belt


In August 1999, when I bought my car, a '93 4.2, I picked it up at the
location in Portland, Or, that has replaced the timing belt  The mileage at
that point was just under 60,000.  In fact, by the time I got back to
Spokane, a 450 mile trip, it had turned 60,000..  In July, 2006, with just
120,650 miles on it, the timing belt broke, and it cost me $3,000 to fix
everything and to install the belt, etc. I had just purchased to do the
change.  That has been my experience with timing belts.  Do not take a
chance unless you have 3 grand burning a hole somewhere
 


On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 7:20 PM, Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote:


I have never removed the bar.  I have a long phillips screwdriver and am
able to reach it w/o much trouble, less trouble than removing the bar, in my
opinion.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Scott Phillips
> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 7:05 PM
> To: Seamus O'Carey; V8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] my timing belt
>
>
> It makes it easier with the bar removed. Otherwise you need a
> real long Phillips screwdriver, with no more than a 1/4"
> diameter shaft. As for the TB if you have no documentation,
> that's the "no" in your answer. I would be making plans on
> replacing it in the near future. Maybe not "right now", but I
> would wait til spring if you know what I mean... you just run
> a gamble if you choose to hold off.
>
> Scott
>
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