[V8] T belt slip...

[ron_01056 at yahoo.com]

My money would b on the friction block. The op states three belt changes..... In any of those changes was that little piece ever changed? 

 Ron

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On Feb 24, 2012, at 7:16 PM, Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Jason,
> 
> Very sorry to read of your dilemma. I'd say the chances are pretty good
> that the valves are bent on at least one of the heads. Also, from my
> (anecdotal) experience (hasn't happened to me yet) the cause isn't really
> timing belt failure so much as pulley or water pump seizing up. The belt
> consequently skipping teeth/shredding is merely a result of the other
> component failure. I like to say "timing belt failure" is rather a misnomer
> and relatively rare -- unless it's due to age.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Ingo
> 
> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 5:33 PM, <rasrunnit at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> The scenario that we all fear finally happened to me today. Ten years,
>> over 100,000 miles, and my third belt.
>> 
>> I found a fair amount of crystalized pink coolant and shredded rubber
>> under the timing cover. Belt was still tight and didn't look too bad.
>> 
>> My question is.... What are the chances that valves are not bent? How  do
>> I know if they are or not?
>> Looks like it jumped about 30 degrees on the drivers side cam pulley.
>> 
>> -Jason
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