Changing the timing belt on my car. Need advice.
 

Hi. I have an '86 Mitsubishi Cordia and I am trying to change the timing
belt on my car. I'm waiting to see if someone will lend me a chain
wrench in order to remove the pulley in the crankshaft spot. In the
meantime, I thought i'd ask a few questions.

After I put both the car's timing belts properly aligned, will the car
be good to go after everything else is put back exactly the way it was?
For example, will the spark plug cables work in the same position as
they were before the belts broke or will the cables need to be
readjusted somehow? What i'm trying to ask is: is the're another step
after you install the timing belt? For some reason, I think that i'm
going to install the belts and the car is not going to work properly.
Any tips? Thanks

Re: Changing the timing belt on my car. Need advice.
 

Install the belt incorrectly and you may ruin your engine. Based on your
email I suggest you take it to someone that know what they are doing.
"leviathan" <leviathanguest@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:11985-3F9815FB-47@storefull-2298.public.lawson.webtv.net...
> Hi. I have an '86 Mitsubishi Cordia and I am trying to change the timing
> belt on my car. I'm waiting to see if someone will lend me a chain
> wrench in order to remove the pulley in the crankshaft spot. In the
> meantime, I thought i'd ask a few questions.
>
> After I put both the car's timing belts properly aligned, will the car
> be good to go after everything else is put back exactly the way it was?
> For example, will the spark plug cables work in the same position as
> they were before the belts broke or will the cables need to be
> readjusted somehow? What i'm trying to ask is: is the're another step
> after you install the timing belt? For some reason, I think that i'm
> going to install the belts and the car is not going to work properly.
> Any tips? Thanks
>

Re: Changing the timing belt on my car. Need advice.
 

Install the belt incorrectly and you may ruin your engine. Based on your
email I suggest you take it to someone that know what they are doing.
"leviathan" <leviathanguest@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:11985-3F9815FB-47@storefull-2298.public.lawson.webtv.net...
> Hi. I have an '86 Mitsubishi Cordia and I am trying to change the timing
> belt on my car. I'm waiting to see if someone will lend me a chain
> wrench in order to remove the pulley in the crankshaft spot. In the
> meantime, I thought i'd ask a few questions.
>
> After I put both the car's timing belts properly aligned, will the car
> be good to go after everything else is put back exactly the way it was?
> For example, will the spark plug cables work in the same position as
> they were before the belts broke or will the cables need to be
> readjusted somehow? What i'm trying to ask is: is the're another step
> after you install the timing belt? For some reason, I think that i'm
> going to install the belts and the car is not going to work properly.
> Any tips? Thanks
>

Re: Changing the timing belt on my car. Need advice.
 

Install the belt incorrectly and you may ruin your engine. Based on your
email I suggest you take it to someone that know what they are doing.
"leviathan" <leviathanguest@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:11985-3F9815FB-47@storefull-2298.public.lawson.webtv.net...
> Hi. I have an '86 Mitsubishi Cordia and I am trying to change the timing
> belt on my car. I'm waiting to see if someone will lend me a chain
> wrench in order to remove the pulley in the crankshaft spot. In the
> meantime, I thought i'd ask a few questions.
>
> After I put both the car's timing belts properly aligned, will the car
> be good to go after everything else is put back exactly the way it was?
> For example, will the spark plug cables work in the same position as
> they were before the belts broke or will the cables need to be
> readjusted somehow? What i'm trying to ask is: is the're another step
> after you install the timing belt? For some reason, I think that i'm
> going to install the belts and the car is not going to work properly.
> Any tips? Thanks
>

Re: Changing the timing belt on my car. Need advice.
 

Install the belt incorrectly and you may ruin your engine. Based on your
email I suggest you take it to someone that know what they are doing.
"leviathan" <leviathanguest@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:11985-3F9815FB-47@storefull-2298.public.lawson.webtv.net...
> Hi. I have an '86 Mitsubishi Cordia and I am trying to change the timing
> belt on my car. I'm waiting to see if someone will lend me a chain
> wrench in order to remove the pulley in the crankshaft spot. In the
> meantime, I thought i'd ask a few questions.
>
> After I put both the car's timing belts properly aligned, will the car
> be good to go after everything else is put back exactly the way it was?
> For example, will the spark plug cables work in the same position as
> they were before the belts broke or will the cables need to be
> readjusted somehow? What i'm trying to ask is: is the're another step
> after you install the timing belt? For some reason, I think that i'm
> going to install the belts and the car is not going to work properly.
> Any tips? Thanks
>

Re: Changing the timing belt on my car. Need advice.
 

From: whatever@asif.com (Y.T)
>Install the belt incorrectly and you may ruin
>your engine. Based on your email I suggest
>you take it to someone that know what they
>are doing. "leviathan"

I was originally planning on selling the car to a junkyard. I either fix
it or it goes to the junk yard. It's not the type of car that the valves
bend when the belt breaks. The worst that can happen is that the engine
wont work right due to the timing belts being misaligned. It's not
recket science. It's just a timing belt.

Re: Changing the timing belt on my car. Need advice.
 

From: whatever@asif.com (Y.T)
>Install the belt incorrectly and you may ruin
>your engine. Based on your email I suggest
>you take it to someone that know what they
>are doing. "leviathan"

I was originally planning on selling the car to a junkyard. I either fix
it or it goes to the junk yard. It's not the type of car that the valves
bend when the belt breaks. The worst that can happen is that the engine
wont work right due to the timing belts being misaligned. It's not
recket science. It's just a timing belt.

Re: Changing the timing belt on my car. Need advice.
 

From: whatever@asif.com (Y.T)
>Install the belt incorrectly and you may ruin
>your engine. Based on your email I suggest
>you take it to someone that know what they
>are doing. "leviathan"

I was originally planning on selling the car to a junkyard. I either fix
it or it goes to the junk yard. It's not the type of car that the valves
bend when the belt breaks. The worst that can happen is that the engine
wont work right due to the timing belts being misaligned. It's not
recket science. It's just a timing belt.

Re: Changing the timing belt on my car. Need advice.
 

From: whatever@asif.com (Y.T)
>Install the belt incorrectly and you may ruin
>your engine. Based on your email I suggest
>you take it to someone that know what they
>are doing. "leviathan"

I was originally planning on selling the car to a junkyard. I either fix
it or it goes to the junk yard. It's not the type of car that the valves
bend when the belt breaks. The worst that can happen is that the engine
wont work right due to the timing belts being misaligned. It's not
recket science. It's just a timing belt.

Re: Changing the timing belt on my car. Need advice.
 

If you get all the timing marks lined up correctly you should be fine. A
purist would probably realign the ignition timing afterwards as putting
on a new belt might change it a few degrees.

leviathan wrote:
>
> From: whatever@asif.com (Y.T)
> >Install the belt incorrectly and you may ruin
> >your engine. Based on your email I suggest
> >you take it to someone that know what they
> >are doing. "leviathan"
>
> I was originally planning on selling the car to a junkyard. I either fix
> it or it goes to the junk yard. It's not the type of car that the valves
> bend when the belt breaks. The worst that can happen is that the engine
> wont work right due to the timing belts being misaligned. It's not
> recket science. It's just a timing belt.

Re: Changing the timing belt on my car. Need advice.
 

If you get all the timing marks lined up correctly you should be fine. A
purist would probably realign the ignition timing afterwards as putting
on a new belt might change it a few degrees.

leviathan wrote:
>
> From: whatever@asif.com (Y.T)
> >Install the belt incorrectly and you may ruin
> >your engine. Based on your email I suggest
> >you take it to someone that know what they
> >are doing. "leviathan"
>
> I was originally planning on selling the car to a junkyard. I either fix
> it or it goes to the junk yard. It's not the type of car that the valves
> bend when the belt breaks. The worst that can happen is that the engine
> wont work right due to the timing belts being misaligned. It's not
> recket science. It's just a timing belt.

Re: Changing the timing belt on my car. Need advice.
 

If you get all the timing marks lined up correctly you should be fine. A
purist would probably realign the ignition timing afterwards as putting
on a new belt might change it a few degrees.

leviathan wrote:
>
> From: whatever@asif.com (Y.T)
> >Install the belt incorrectly and you may ruin
> >your engine. Based on your email I suggest
> >you take it to someone that know what they
> >are doing. "leviathan"
>
> I was originally planning on selling the car to a junkyard. I either fix
> it or it goes to the junk yard. It's not the type of car that the valves
> bend when the belt breaks. The worst that can happen is that the engine
> wont work right due to the timing belts being misaligned. It's not
> recket science. It's just a timing belt.

Re: Changing the timing belt on my car. Need advice.
 

If you get all the timing marks lined up correctly you should be fine. A
purist would probably realign the ignition timing afterwards as putting
on a new belt might change it a few degrees.

leviathan wrote:
>
> From: whatever@asif.com (Y.T)
> >Install the belt incorrectly and you may ruin
> >your engine. Based on your email I suggest
> >you take it to someone that know what they
> >are doing. "leviathan"
>
> I was originally planning on selling the car to a junkyard. I either fix
> it or it goes to the junk yard. It's not the type of car that the valves
> bend when the belt breaks. The worst that can happen is that the engine
> wont work right due to the timing belts being misaligned. It's not
> recket science. It's just a timing belt.

Re: Changing the timing belt on my car. Need advice.
 

From: bhovden@pacbell.net (Randolph)
>If you get all the timing marks lined up
>correctly you should be fine. A purist would
>probably realign the ignition timing afterwards
>as putting on a new belt might change it a few
>degrees.

Thanks for the info.

Re: Changing the timing belt on my car. Need advice.
 

From: bhovden@pacbell.net (Randolph)
>If you get all the timing marks lined up
>correctly you should be fine. A purist would
>probably realign the ignition timing afterwards
>as putting on a new belt might change it a few
>degrees.

Thanks for the info.