Dave (eclpsmoneypit95) and I changed the timing belt on my car today... What a pain. The mechanical tensioner sucks balls to put on the car, the reason it doesn't track right when giving it the 2 revolutions is (as we found out) the tension bends the tensioner bracket down so the belt walks off.

Turns out I'm missing the tensioner assembly for my alternator, that belt was pretty loose, I was missing 2 bolts for my rear motor mount, the remaining one was almost completely out (1/3 inch remaining, if that). My side mount is torn... Pretty much, my car is in horrible shape. Oh yeah, I leak oil out of pretty much everywhere except for my oil filter and drain plug! I'm running very lean (white deposits on the exhaust valve stems), and I'm leaking oil through the #2 valve seals).

BUT... After 12 hours, we finally got it back running. Belt stays 1/8 inch hanging over the side of the cam sprockets and just stays there. I made the 20 minute drive back without a hitch... well, it did sound like something fell off of the car, but my flashlight is dead and I can't see in the dark.

Doesn't rev up as quick, but then again, alternator is tight, new bearings and pulleys along with water pump. When we first fired it up it smoked really bad, but that was probably the PB Blaster on the manifold and the coolant that got all over. Oh yeah, for a while it sounded like the car was supercharged, but that was the timing belt cover rubbing up against something. It's all good now... no smoke, belt hasn't moved over any more, and car runs.

All in all, that belt better stay there!

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-Ryan