Re: Bought '88 5ks...wheels/steam cleaning etc

[Alasdair Mackintosh <ALASDAIR@UG.EDS.COM>]

    Sorry about the odd header on my last post. Too much "money"
    perhaps?

Stephen I Jagernauth asks:

>First order of business is a complete tune-up - belts look new, hoses good, 
>cap/rotor/plugs done 13k ago.  I'll put in the Bosch Tri-electrodes I have in 
>the '87.   Coolant/brake fluid needs changing.  Timing belt is due and I'm 
>thinking of doing it myself.  Any special tools needed like a pin spanner?  
>How critical is the tension on the belt?
>
    The 4-cyl engines are pretty easy. Changing the 5-cyls are a bit
    harder - you need to remove the crankshaft pulley, which is torqued
    on very tightly. Check out the archives on http://coimbra.ans.net,
    which should have some info on this.

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