timing question

[DavidT]

I was just thinking. I am probably going to have to tear into the front end to replace my water pump. (currently waiting on some input in another thread before doing so)
I am going to make sure my timing is in check if so. I recently had a new timing belt installed. Upon trying to diagnose a huge power loss a month later, I noticed the timing marks on the cam sprockets were 1 tooth to the rear of the car. (slightly out of time) Days later, my power loss problem finally got solved... a terribly clogged exhaust pipe. (I was even revving to 6500 rpms 3 times in a row on the dyno with this obstruction)
My question is simply this... did this clogged exhaust pipe cause my timing to be off?

 

[rangerj]

DK,

No, the clogged exhaust would have no way of affecting the timing belt position. The exaust blockage creates back pressure in excess of the amount designed into the system, and deminishes power.

What caused your blockage? A melted down catilytic converter, or a plugged up muffler?

rangerj

 

[DavidT]

rangerj,
you would have to see it to believe it!
Midas tech. was chopping up my exhaust to find it. Finally right before the bends at the gas tank, he found huge chunks of broken up cats and a "hair net" to boot wink It appeared to me to be compacted in there as if it were a baseball eek!
Oh yeah, as to the "how did it happen", a previous owner decided to try to gut both cats.

<small>[ February 01, 2003, 11:29 PM: Message edited by: dkautumna ]</small>

 

[rangerj]

DK,

A HAIRNET???? When I was in high school someone pushed a potato up the exaust of a teacher that was a PIA. Not that I would ever do something like that, heh, heh, heh. Kids don't try this at home! rangerj

 

[DavidT]

rangerj, have you read my post "coolant flooding out", I need some advice!

<small>[ February 01, 2003, 11:44 PM: Message edited by: dkautumna ]</small>