nick205
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| posted on 2/2/07 at 01:03 PM |
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Pinto cam belt cover fixings?
Went to re-fit my cam belt cover last night and seem to remember there should be some rubber/plastic grommet type fixings between the bolts and the
cover?
Anyone know what I'm talking about and whether you can get the from Ford?
Cheers
Nick
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jamesbond007ltk
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| posted on 2/2/07 at 03:51 PM |
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Yup Know exactly what u mean. Rubber washers for top two and one of the bottom ones. PLastic clippy thing on other bottomone. Also bolts have an extra
wide shank to fill the washers.
I amy have some as i have not refitted my timing cover due to new engine being different height and comng without cover.
Not sure if ford do them, sure they would but robaly pricey. Surely a scrappy would be your best bet? Although pintos are as common as they one were
:-(
Will have a look next time i go up to my workshop.
Rich
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 2/2/07 at 05:35 PM |
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Just find some appropriately sized rubber grommets. You will need three off them, Two for the top area and one for the bottom. They split for a hobby
after a few miles but they are cheap as chips and easy to replace. If you cant find the right size of ordinary grommet then use a blanking grommet and
fit a hole to the middle of it.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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roadrunner
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| posted on 2/2/07 at 06:36 PM |
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Why fit it back on, engine looks better without it.
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 2/2/07 at 07:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by roadrunner
Why fit it back on, engine looks better without it.
I do know of one person who left thier timing belt cover off and had a stone throw up off the road and dropped down between the belt and pulley, it
threw the belt off and cream crackered the engine.
seems a good enough reason to keep one on.
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nick205
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| posted on 2/2/07 at 07:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Schrodinger
quote:
Originally posted by roadrunner
Why fit it back on, engine looks better without it.
I do know of one person who left thier timing belt cover off and had a stone throw up off the road and dropped down between the belt and pulley, it
threw the belt off and cream crackered the engine.
seems a good enough reason to keep one on.
I did consider leaving it off, but I've heard similar stories of foreign objects wrecking the cam belt.
I'll call Ford tomorrow and see how much they want to rob me of for the bits. If not then it may be a trip to the scrappy.
Cheers!
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