posted 03-01-2017 04:35 PM                  

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Originally posted by padroo:
Buying tires that have dates on them you know how old they are but I wonder how long these timing belts have been sitting on a shelf somewhere even though they are new the clock is ticking with age. Just a thought.

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posted 03-07-2017 03:18 PM                  

Not sure it's original. Called previous owner he did not have it done . But a " Gates" belt as oem? Water pump had pentastar on it , pulley said USA & fc68768.3, INA,ETI on it.

Who knows? Well I know it's all new now.

posted 11-12-2017 01:56 PM                  

Interesting comment from the mechanic; he said the timing set up by the factory was off by 3 teeth.

I also had all of the hoses replaced, one of which had been installed with the clamp right up on the edge of the hose, too close for comfort.

While I have no way of knowing if the timing belt replacement was truly necessary with less than 8500 miles on the engine, at least it's no longer going to be on my mind, wondering if today is the day it breaks and I'm overhauling an engine.

Best news of all, the work they did somehow eliminated that vibrating noise I've had for the 3 years I have owned the car (sounded like a heat shield vibrating against the engine, but wasn't). No idea what it was though.

posted 11-12-2017 05:31 PM                  

I had one of those black rubber bungee cords in my shed never used.
The kind you see on the road all over.
I hooked my rear bagger from the push mower on it. It's not heavy .
When I came back 1 hour later the bagger was on the ground and the bungee was in two pieces. I picked up the half on the floor and I was shocked that I could just pull it apart with out much effort.

posted 11-13-2017 05:49 PM                  

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Originally posted by Weezy:

Best news of all, the work they did somehow eliminated that vibrating noise I've had for the 3 years I have owned the car (sounded like a heat shield vibrating against the engine, but wasn't). No idea what it was though.

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Is there any way possible you can find out from your mechanic what that was ? I have something similar in my Prowler and thought that was just the way they sounded. I thought 'how odd, but maybe, just maybe that's how it is supposed to be'.

posted 11-13-2017 09:26 PM                  

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Originally posted by Dano:
Is there any way possible you can find out from your mechanic what that was ? I have something similar in my Prowler and thought that was just the way they sounded. I thought 'how odd, but maybe, just maybe that's how it is supposed to be'.

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posted 11-13-2017 10:33 PM                  

Interesting comment from the mechanic; he said the timing set up by the factory was off by 3 teeth.

That would make that engine over 20 degrees retarder or advanced and I doubt very much that it would even run well enough to drive

The mechanic that said it was off three teeth has to be pulling your leg as that would throw the timing off more than 20 degrees. It would not run very well if it were that far off, or even run at all

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