Recent content by rolo68

I love the flexible solar panel setup. Do you mind sharing how you mounted to your roof rack and how it retracts and pulls out?

Time sert insert. Looks pretty solid.

The mechanic found the threads that connect the tensioner bolt was stripped from the prior timing belt change and had quite of bit of thread locker on the bolt. Is the possibility of a semi loose tensioner bolt or a slowly leaking water pump cause the original timing belt slip? Didn't check the...

I didn't notice any damage to the cam gears. I am surprised to find only the leaking water pump/coolant. Maybe I was just lucky to get a little water to mix with the coolant and cause the slip. I will report soon how it runs after it is back together. Going to check the compression after just...

Update. The mechanic took the timing belt off and found a leaking water pump and a white film on the belt itself. Current thought is the leaking coolant on the crankshaft gear and the misfiring cylinders 1,3 caused the belt to slip. What do you think?

I got my parts from cruiser outfitters today and the mechanic will change the timing belt within the next 2 days. I hope that everything will work perfectly after it's done. It has been a crazy few weeks of troubleshooting and I want to know the root of the problem too. I am curious if the...

I did read an article recently about the counterfeit parts on amazon but I assumed that they were referring to 3rd party. One advantage is fast delivery and pretty good prices.

Just curious why not Amazon. I found a aisin timing belt kit with water pump for 169 that gets great reviews.

Yes thanks abuck99! I doubt that I would even dream of this happening.

I will try that because I am shocked at what I found with the mechanic. He was confused by the live techstream data. He was not a fan of the checking the timing belt but he was out of ideas and I mentioned that it has happened to another member of the forum. The belt tension and teeth looked...

I used simple green to degrease the engine. not sure if it caused the white residue. it did seem pretty sealed up with absolutely no water within the timing cover. Since I will replace the timing belt and the tensioner, what else do you recommend changing at the same time? it has 218k and no...

2 years old. About 10k miles on New belt