Timing Belt

[svtnos]

well the timing belt snapped on my 94.. took the upper cover off and there she is just hangin there.. My question is this.. before i found out that the belt had snapped i tried restarting it quit a few times... would i have caused any problems with the engine??? what do i have to line up when i put the new belt on... i alredy got alot of info from shotimes.com.. any more help is appreciated..

not to mention im working on replacing the water pump and CPS..

 

[SHOtimer]

Apart from the belt, nothing is hurt.

This will show you how to line up the new belt:

http://www.shophoenixproject.com/lower60k/lower60k.htm

Doug

 

[93rev2sev]

I bet it cranked easier than ever.

 

[svtnos]

it sounded like it had no spark when it cranked over.. apperently it was the valves not openin..LOL

 

[CerberuS]

The engine is free willing , valves wont slam in the pistons. unlike the V8 SHO

 

[plethaus]

Non-interference FTW

 

[dantheman68]

looks like someone missed their 60k

 

[CerberuS]

looks like someone missed their 60k

Wierd , cose the belt doesnt seem that old...

 

[svtnos]

yea i know.. outta 3 SHOs in the fam (at different times) and all having over 100k and never a new timing belt, this is the first one to give... but now i'm down to the water pump, and had planned on doing a CPS, water pump, Timing belt, and crank seal... I've been reading and now i think i should do the 3 camshaft seals and the CID, just to be safe, and keep me froming getting to this point again..

 

[svtnos]

this is were i'm at.. I swear the water pump was leaking sooo bad, that it actually dripped alil bit while i was working on the damn thing.. I haven't even touched the water pump yet, and the car has been sitting for 2 weeks..LOL

 

[93rev2sev]

Is this an ATX or MTX?

The top pic looks like ATX but the bottom one looks MTX....Im so confused.

 

[SHOtimer]

Looks like you are doin well. That SHO will be one happy camper once all of that is taken care of and buttoned back up. I would grab some simple green and a tooth brush and clean some of it up while your in there.

Have fun with the rest! Taking it apart is always the easy part, however it is rewarding to look at everything you've done once it is over.

Doug

 

[svtnos]

Its is a ATX.. yea i think given the extra time i have waiting on the parts, cause god knows no one has what i need in stock, i'm gonna go through and clean this baby up.. I'm gonna be happywhen its done.. cause right before, and i mean like the week prior before i even got to drive the car i put valve cover gaskets, and O rings around the spark plugs, new plugs and wires, and intake gasket, and celaned out the Tbody... earlier this year it got a new trans and rear main.. good god this car likes parts.. LOL

 

[focus'N'SHO]

I guess I"ll get to ordering more parts when I do my water pump, I may see if I can stretch that till next spring so I've got more time to take it easy, Right now I"ll need the car for winter in case we get anything bad soon.