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doing it in Newport, no air

both camshafts are fine Jeremy

Ah, all good.
I'll try to make it down there, but I work 'til 4PM on Sat.
If I can make it, is there anything special tool wise you guys might need?

I was kidding about the camshafts. Sorry

You know, it didn't register that it was this weekend until just now....
How far along are you?

I'll try to call Manny tomorrow. I have something going on.

we didn't do anything on Saturday, but today (sunday) is the day it should be going down.

oh it went down! i'm sure that paper towel we left in one of the cylinders will be fine.

or the little plastic thingy i threw down in there...i cant remember if i grabbed it before we put the head back on or not...lmao

D, just make sure steff is nowhere near that engine when you try and start it,...i'd hate to see her get burned...
good times.
get her all buttoned up, i wanna see that beast back on the road!

my belt was done once back before i had the car when it had 60k on it, the cars got 125k now so im going to get it done soon do you guys know what id be looking at for price to have it done i know all shops vairy but is there a ballpark someone can give me thanks

yup it happened. The head gasket, timing belt, and water pump went in really without any snags...except a broken sensor out of the water neck. It's the one closest to the head, I think it's the water temp sensor for the EFI.

I'm gonna get everything buttoned back up in the next few days after work, should take a couple of hours to get it 100%, I just need the time and daylight.

Thanks to Manny & Jenn, ze Horniak, and Steff <3

good stuff Dustin. I happy you're almost up and running again !

Thanks Jeff.

I forgot to mention the pass side axle that didn't hold up to the strain of no mounts o well, now both the boots are torn on that side

it was worth it

you got ever last mile out of that belt.. haha

maybe i didnt catch it, but how many miles did you have on that belt?

146,441 IIRC from writing it on his sticker for him

ribbed for her pleasure

i know for sure it's not an interference motor. One way to know for sure whether or not it's an interference motor is while you have the timing belt off, you should be able to spin the crank with no resistance, meaning it's not hitting any valves. so you should be safe, now if your replacing the head gasket, my tip to you is to BUY EVERYTHING, because while you have the head off, it's a good idea to replace the valve seals, clean up the valves by lapping them, and clean the whole head because after you are all done, that motor will last another 200k miles.

update

since we got the new HG, timing belt, and water pump all in on Sunday I have had to time to put everything back together until today. I did do a little bit each night (in the dark ) but I had half of the day today to finish all the loose ends.
So now I have everything back together and I replaced the broken temp sensor with a spare and everything is 100% now. No CELs, no clanks, no leaks (yet), no problems.

During the downtime I had I did manage to do a few upgrades like a new HU, new speakers, 7th gen wheel, adjustable rear sway bar end links, new front bushings, replaced a bad wheel stud, painted the cooliing panel, J Speed bar and valve cover black, fixed a squeeling front wheel (thanks Manny), ect..

I have to say, it drives better than ever, rides like a dream now

once again, big thanks to Manny & Jenn (presure2), the Horniak(x_itchy_b_X), and Stef (hurley97).

next is paint...and boost

Hey guys; my belt actually snapped... broke right off... what the hell am I supposed to do for lining up the camshaft timing sprocket?? Do I just turn it to line up with the "U" notch??????


PLZ HELP I'm MID-REPLACEMENT AS I WRITE THIS.... !

yes

I'm not going to screw anything up by doing that?? (timing wise)