Re: Timing belt change on '92 100S

[Autobahn01@aol.com]

In a message dated 97-05-03 20:21:40 EDT, miwa@premier.co.uk (Mike Walder)
writes:

>In my opinion, the cam belt should be changed when doing work on the head
>anyway.  The head will have to come off in order to change the gasket, to do
>this, the old timing belt will also have to come off.  I've never refitted a
>timing belt, the possible consequences are too damaging to risk.

>If the head is coming off, a new timing belt should only cost the price of
>the part extra, as they would otherwise have to refit the old belt.

That would be the cost of the part plus the add'l labor to get to the lower
half of the belt. That section of the motor wouldn't have been disturbed to
do the head. But I agree with the premise, any chance to change a worn belt
is a good one!

-Cheers
Chris Semple
Autobahn01@aol.com
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