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- From: bense@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Ron Bense)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Timing Belt revisited
- Message-ID: <24404@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
- Date: 1 Sep 92 13:46:24 GMT
- References: <59977@mimsy.umd.edu>
- Reply-To: bense@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Ronald Bense)
- Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD
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- In rec.autos.tech, jsw@umiacs.umd.edu (Jeff Webber) writes:
- >(1985 Toyota Corolla GTS, DOHC 16v 1.6l same engine as 80's MR2's)
-
- >When timing belts break do they normally break by splitting somewhere
- >or do they lose a bunch of teeth in one area? I ask as my belt had
- >its teeth torn off by the crankshaft. I believe that something
- >caused the belt to stop moving (something caused a camshaft to stop
- >turning). And thus the teeth were stripped off. The belt didn't
- >look bad otherwise.
-
- I've seen both types of failure. The break is obviously a belt failure.
- Losing teeth can be caused by either a belt failure or something like
- a water pump siezing (if you hav a car where the pump is driven by the
- timing belt).
-
- >I replaced the belt and lined everything up according to the service
- >manual but the engine does not run (well it barely runs but I don't
- >count the horrible noises its making as running).
-
- First, check to see if you have both cams lined up correctly, and I
- even went as far as to make sure that the distributor (mine turns off
- the intake cam, I think) was lined up to fire cylinder one. One tooth
- off would cause all kinds of running problems (I did this once :) I
- was *veeerrrryyy* careful this time. :)
-
- >Compression test reveals only one cylinder with normal compression.
- >1) 180psi
- >2) 160psi
- >3) 90psi
- >4) 100psi
-
- This could be because one of your cams is a tooth off. (Or, worst case,
- you bent/broke a valve) I don't think you put a hole in a piston, as
- then I think you'd have less compression than that shown, but I'll leave
- that to others more familiar with those problems.
-
- >Did my belt break as a result of some other failure (valve dropping,
- >or some other top end problem?)?
-
- Don't know. It is possible. Remove valve cover and check valves by turning
- camshaft/crankshaft.
-
- >BTW - The crankshaft pulley bolt is not a problem if you have an
- >impact wrench and compressor. :-)
-
- I did, and it was still a bear, requiring heat to finally break free.
- Broke an impact socket on it too. :( (It was a 120 psi wrench and compressor)
-
- Ron
-
- Potassium Benzoate included as a preserver.
-