Re: timing belt, water piu

[audistuff@juno.com (Paul R Anderson)]

On Tue, 21 Oct 1997 14:03:39 -0400 (EDT) "Shane Allen Snyder"
<snyders2@pilot.msu.edu> writes:
>Hello Again,
>
>Sure enough, it is time for my '86 4kCSQ to get a timing belt.  A few 
>people
>
I presume you have a 5-cyl.  Otherwise, water pump is not necessary.  If
a 5-cyl, A big YES to the water pump.


have indicated that it should get a water pump at the same time.  The 
>dealers
>and local "qualified" mechanics are estimating betweem $300-500 for 
>the job.
I tell you, I wish I lived near you.  I'd love to make $300 for a 5-cyl
timing belt
and H2O pump.  I did mine in about 3 hours.



Is this reasonable???  How difficult is the job for a home mechanic?  

I'm probably not your typical home mechanic, although a math teacher
by trade. Like I said, 3 hours.  Might be easiest on th 4k to pull
radiator, grill,
front bumper and swing A/C condensor out of the way for better
accessibility

>Any way
>to shave this price down a bit???
If you're not going to do it yourself, find someone who has done a few

>
>One last problem...   The odometer on the car is no longer functional. 
> The
>speedo is fine, but no odometer.  Any ideas on how I can get this 
>working???
Yes.  Read carefully.  I've repaired two of these with good success.  The
problem
is that the odometer shaft gets pulled out by friction with the worm
gear.  You
can just push it back in and the worm gear will engage but it won't last
very long.  
What I do is this.  I drill a very small hole (3/32") in the plastic
speedo chassis and
insert a small sheet metal screw in the hole.  I dull the end on a
grinder first so it
won't dig into the gear.  I put a little dab of multi-purpose grease on
the face of the gear to make it work slick and I put it all back
together.

Good Luck,

Paul Anderson, Cheyenne, WY  87 5000SQ, 85 5000S, 84 5000CST, 82 VW
Quantum
78 Fiat Spider, 87 Merkur XR4Ti