[Shotimes] Hope i put this belt on right...

Frank "SHOrage" Costa SHOrage@brothersofmetal.org
Sat, 19 Mar 2005 07:23:31 -0500


Hmmm,

Odd, it didnt seem possible to get the belt to the 3.0 mark...
I am using the 3.2 Oil Pump (and Housing).



Frank Costa and the "Silver Bullet" soon to be a 3.2

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@comcast.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>; "Frank "SHOrage" Costa" 
<SHOrage@brothersofmetal.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 4:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Hope i put this belt on right...


> On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 23:22:19 -0500, Frank \"SHOrage\" Costa wrote:
>
>>It may sound like a dumb question but, they look the same to me and now im
>>using the 3.0 Timing Tensioner and everything.
>>
>>I postitioned it to the 3.2 mark as i felt that getting the 3.0 mark was
>>almost impossible.
>
> The 3.2 mark is for the belt setup found on the stock 3.2 complete engine, 
> with the
> 3.2 oil pump and hydraulic tensioner.  Because of the position of the 
> tensioner and
> water pump on a 3.2 engine, the length from the cam sprocket marks to the 
> crank
> sprocket mark is different than on a 3.0.  If you are using the spring 
> loaded
> tensioner found on the original 3.0 oil pump/front cover, you need to use 
> the 3.0
> mark, even though you have a 3.2 block.  Oil pumps are interchangeable, 
> and usually
> 3.0 pumps are used so that the water pump is an easier swap.  At least 
> that's why I
> would use one.
>
> George
>
>
>
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