Re: The pulley

[rsco@lubrizol.com (Robert S. Cohen)]

Robert F. Dunne Wrote:
>Let me clarify my "pulley" situation a little bit. The notch is broken off
>the pulley, but I did pull it apart and align the pulley where the notch
>should be. The pulley is on flush and I torqued the bolt with a 1/2" bar
>breaker bar and a 3' pipe REAL tight. So I think it's on there correctly (if
>you discount my initial mistake). Someone else said they would rather go a
>little tight on the timing belt rather than loose. I definitely leaned
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ACCCKKKKK!!!!

>towards the loose side which I am hoping is my noise and I just need to
>re-tension the belt a little bit....
>
>RDunne

Don't over tighten your timing belt!! Doing so can cause failure of the
belt in as little as a couple hours of running time. Don't ask me how I
know, but there is a garage in New Mexico that did this to me. The belt
lasted less than a day (by then I was in Oklahoma).

Most manuals call for enough slack in the belt to allow you to twist it
about 90 deg. Find out the specifics before you run the engine.


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