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post Sep 28, 2008 - 9:06 PM
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ok so i was going to my buddies house and the car died while in motion. pulled out the spark plug tester and i'm getting no spark. i'm curious how do you check if the timing belt snapped? also how would i know if it was my dizzy?
 
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post Sep 30, 2008 - 4:33 PM
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Pull off the dizzy cap and have someone crank the motor. If the t-belt is intact you should see the rotor spin.

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- foutong   car died while driving   Sep 28, 2008 - 9:06 PM
- - relyks95gt   same problem here but i start it back up in 10 min...   Sep 30, 2008 - 1:54 AM
- - mikew04   Pull off the dizzy cap and have someone crank the ...   Sep 30, 2008 - 4:33 PM
- - foutong   ok the rotor is not spinning... so its safe to say...   Oct 1, 2008 - 6:09 PM
- - TRD_Ian   umm....if ur belt goes doesnt that mean ur valves ...   Oct 1, 2008 - 9:03 PM
- - foutong   i do believe its a non interference engine   Oct 1, 2008 - 9:35 PM
- - GotToyota   If the belt snapped, you won't have to worry b...   Oct 1, 2008 - 10:19 PM
- - 97celiman   QUOTE 5S is a non-interference motor ^^^what does...   Oct 1, 2008 - 10:24 PM
|- - Rayme   QUOTE (97celiman @ Oct 2, 2008 - 12...   Oct 1, 2008 - 10:30 PM
- - GotToyota   Basically it means that if you snap a timing belt ...   Oct 1, 2008 - 10:30 PM
|- - Rayme   QUOTE (GotToyota @ Oct 2, 2008 - 12...   Oct 1, 2008 - 10:52 PM
- - foutong   ok so my buddy and i cranked it out and replaced t...   Oct 7, 2008 - 2:50 PM
|- - 3SGTE-auto   QUOTE (foutong @ Oct 7, 2008 - 2:50 ...   Oct 13, 2008 - 2:04 AM
- - nightryder   i believe... and someone please correct me if I...   Oct 14, 2008 - 12:37 PM
- - Tigawoods   if it is making that sound it could either be the ...   Oct 14, 2008 - 4:50 PM
- - Bitter   get a new alternator and have it on hand, the bear...   Oct 14, 2008 - 8:41 PM
|- - Tigawoods   QUOTE (Bitter @ Oct 14, 2008 - 9:41 ...   Oct 14, 2008 - 10:16 PM
- - rapidfire   i had same problem when i had my 90 celica st, my ...   Oct 14, 2008 - 9:29 PM
- - trdproven   If its your accessory belt, loosen it and then put...   Oct 15, 2008 - 6:49 AM
- - Random_Stranger   I had no idea a car dying could be all these other...   Oct 15, 2008 - 10:44 AM


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