V8 Troubles - Engine Repa

[cobram@Channel1.Com (Cobram)]

 -=> James M  Dean illuminates us with <=-

      <<Tale of V8Q sounding like a Diesel deleted>>

 JMD> I understand that it is a complex job, but..........SIX WEEKS!!!! COME
 JMD> ON!!!  

 JMD> Someone tell me that I'm not "over-reacting" to this! 


      You're overreacting.  When I changed my timing belt (do
      all the work on my car myself) I spent close to a month
      waiting for "unexpected" replacment part. (The original
      posts are in the archives somewhere.)  The V8Q is a
      time consuming animal to work on, not to the extent of
      the V-12 beamer, but close. (A word of advise, don't
      EVER offer to help a friend change the starter in a
      V-12 WMB, you'll lose two days of your life, and have
      to screen future calls.)  Parts for the V8Q are not always
      readily available, and many parts parts fit backwards, so
      you only notice you've screwed up after it's too late.

      The shop owner is probably working on this after his
      "regular" customers cars, they pay the bills all year
      long and it's not realistic to think a shop will drop
      everything to take on a PITA job.

      Did you get an estimate for the work?  From what I've
      seen, it might be cheaper to put in a boneyard engine
      or a factory rebuilt after catastrophic timing belt failure
      such as yours.

      Out of curiosity, let us know exactly what caused the
      valves to kiss the pistons, the way the tensioner(s),
      sliding block and cam gears go together it would
      be of interest to know the exact culprit, if indeed the
      belt jumped.  All the failures of timing belts (original
      or high mileage) that have shown up on the list so far
      have broken, so it sounds like it was changed incorrectly
      or something was left loose or put on backwards. There is
      a very specific procedure and tools for changing and checking
      the placement of the timing belt, it's not something that
      can be done successfully without either.

      BCNU,


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