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1. Cracked Timing Cover (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 18:47:13 -0400; Again I turn to the accumulated wisdom of the List. . . Yesterday I pulled my radiator to have it rebuilt, and I made an unhappy discovery. The front timing cover on the 1275 engine is cracked where; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg01095.html (8,477 bytes)
2. Re: Cracked Timing Cover (score: 1): Author: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>; Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 16:36:02 -0700 (PDT); been there...twice. The problem is caused by a bad design. The breather can vibrates and eventually breaks the cover. Later covers had a little bracket at the top end of the breather can (where the; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg01096.html (10,570 bytes)
3. Re: Cracked Timing Cover (score: 1): Author: Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 16:39:06 -0700 (PDT); I had a timing cover crack on my Spitfi#e a few years back, and with a similar situation, I used JB Weld successfully. It held for the 2 years I had the car. Good luck, Ron; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg01098.html (9,665 bytes)
4. Re: Cracked Timing Cover (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>; Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:15:43 -0400; Ulix Great idea! I take them off and have somebody rebraze them. When did this bracket come in to play, I have to get me a few of them. -- Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ Bugeye Sprite 67 Sprite 59 A40; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg01105.html (9,002 bytes)
5. Re: Cracked Timing Cover (score: 1): Author: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>; Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:00:48 -0700 (PDT); Ah, maybe I'm imagining the stock bracket. I just checked my '73 cover, and it doesn't have it. In the pictures in my mind (no, not those), it wasn't much more than my stack'o'washers. I figured it o; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg01111.html (9,645 bytes)
6. Re: Cracked Timing Cover (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 08:24:37 -0400; First, Ulix' JB weld/washer/super glue fix sounds like the way to go. But, to answer your question, you don't have to pull the engine to get the timing cover off. You will need to pull the grill and; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg01117.html (11,927 bytes)
7. Re: Cracked Timing Cover (score: 1): Author: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 09:44:43 EDT; Hi Tom, All the following is excellent advice, but there is one important item missing. You need to center the case with it's seal in place so it won't wear prematurely and leak again. It's really qu; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg01120.html (13,815 bytes)
8. RE: Cracked Timing Cover (score: 1): Author: "Scott Lewis" <sl@eyequip.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 09:56:26 -0400; I had the same problem recently. My mechanic replaced my 948 (60 Bugeye) cover with a cover that had a bracket. He mentioned that the bracket was added later in production. Scott --Original Message--; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg01121.html (10,002 bytes)
9. Re: Cracked Timing Cover (score: 1): Author: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>; Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 08:09:45 -0700 (PDT); Good advice from Jeff, but if your crank pulley hasn't been off in 25 years or so, it may not come off this "easily". Mine didn't. No cheater bar etc. worked. I needed an impact wrench. Since I don't; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg01123.html (13,711 bytes)
10. Re: Cracked Timing Cover (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 12:17:49 -0400; Actually, this is exactly what I did. One bump from the starter and voila. Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD Senior Editor, Molecular Vision http://www.molvis.org/molvis Mailto:jboatri@emory.edu 404-778-4113; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg01124.html (9,633 bytes)
11. Re: Cracked Timing Cover (score: 1): Author: "Geoffrey P. Muttart" <gmuttart@mtdc.ns.ca>; Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 13:31:22 -0300; I've used the 'starter' method described by Ulix with no problems! (It might have been Frank that recommended it to me - you may find more in the archives). I created a bar from an old piece of sprin; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg01125.html (14,676 bytes)
12. Re: Cracked Timing Cover (score: 1): Author: "Ric Bergstrom" <Ric_Bergstrom@britishcarclub.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 15:09:34 -0400; I am pulling that bolt later today. Is it right handed? I have an air wrench so that is good! Richard Bergstrom, President Central Virginia British Car Club Richmond VA We welcome all British Cars in; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg01136.html (14,312 bytes)
13. Re: Cracked Timing Cover (score: 1): Author: Ron Corry <corry@iol.ie>; Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 21:05:45; Hi Richard, The Front Pully nut is standard thread. Clockwise to tighten; anti-clockwise to undo. You are lucky to have an air tool. The first few times I had to remove those bolts, I had to use a co; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg01137.html (9,171 bytes)
14. Re: Cracked Timing Cover (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 18:09:31 -0400; That was a GREAT bunch of advice that you all gave to me! Thanks! I'll try the JB Weld route. "Cheap and Easy" is my motto. Tom Zuchowski can welded it a; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg01199.html (11,178 bytes)
15. Re: Cracked Timing Cover (score: 1): Author: Lancer7676@aol.com; Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 23:14:46 EDT; I think any time I went to the trouble to jack the engine up and remove the timing chain cover I would have a new timing chain ready to replace the old one,unless of course it already has a new one.; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg01359.html (7,944 bytes)

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