Timing Belt

Hello Everyone!

This seems to be a great page and it is already on my fav list.

When is a good time to replace the timing belt? I have 80000 on mine and I was thinking about it the other day.

If the timing belt brakes does the valves bang up the pistons or the other way around?

In my kia the belt broke but it did not damage the engine because the valve travel is recessed into the top.

Any other things that should be considered soon?

Let me know what you think.

Thanks!

-Fred

Welcome! Use this site's search feature for more on the belt - I think it's well overdue for you (replace at about 50-60K) but that's just a hunch. It's something I need to be looking into as well...

Saw you list yourself as a pilot in your profile - what do you fly? I'm a wannabe fling-wing pilot myself. :-)

Hey, I have an idea for a site T-shirt we could get made. I saw this done on some Ford shirt of something... we could have some printed up that read as follows:

"I don't drive too fast, I just fly real low... VehiCross"

Greetings....Looking forward to meeting up with you the next time we have the gang in for another Houston meet. It's overdue. By the way, if you're looking for a quality Isuzu dealership try McKinzey Bond on the Katy Freeway just east of Katy. Do great work and have always treated us VX'ers well.
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Hey!

That is a good one. We should have a t-shirt contest with the best logo or phrase; like two winners.

Your's is good, I like it.

I fly a variety of aircraft both in work and for fun. The coolest one I think is the L39.

It is almost as fun as driving a vehicross.

I will be ordering a T-belt.

-Fred


Houston Meet? When and Where? How about one down to the beach when it warms up?

Engine is non interference - if the belt goes, it will just leave you stranded. Manual calls for change at 100K normal service, or 75K for severe use.

do we have just a timing belt....or is he talking about the serpentine belt???

"Timing Belt" operates Cam pulleys inside engine.

"Serpentine Belt" operates alternator, power steering pump, water pump, and a/c compressor.

Two different belts and we have both.

Hey weasel,

I know Joe_Black here does some flying too. I've always been interested in helicopters, and I took some lessons but it was more like testing the waters than anything else because I can't afford $165/hr for flight instruction right now. But I can keep a R-22 in a straight line at altitude. And I did one whole perfect approach. LOL! Down low, all the points of reference screwed me up because I over-reacted to any little twitch... it would yaw to one side and I'd give it some pedal to compensate - enough to spin it a 3/4 turn in place. :-) My dream would be to enroll at HAI a few hours south in Titusville and train there in both the Schweizer 300CB and R-22. The Robbie I flew in was sold soon afterward and crashed off Marathon Key on the very same night I got engaged. Student and instructor were okay - went down about 100 yds off the shore.

Hello There!

Helicopters are cool but I stay away from them because I have lost a good share of friends in them. Planes are safer, not so many rotating and moving parts that can fail.

I saw a mitsubishi concept car when I was in college. It has a 350 hp engine about the size of a shoe-box. How did they do it?

-Gasturbine.

I wonder where I can get one of thoose. It sounded like a space ship swooshing by.

-Fred

I'm sorry about your friends. :-( It does seem like it's not if, but when you'll have a good scare in 'em. I think a lot of it is the particular type of flying too, which increases the risk for wire strikes, etc. Also the pressure a lot of them are under to fly in bad conditions for EMS and ENG missions, for example...

I remember a pilot saying that he had a passenger once who saw a wire and, somewhat startled, the pilot confirmed that he then also saw it below them. Then the passenger said no, it was above them. ;eekr;

It's nice to know I'm not the only one who longs to take chopper lessons. Titusville is definitely the place to be for that. I'm sure you've also done your research and know that's the best school for helicopter training in the country, possibly the world. If I had the money, I would take the lessons too. Then I could fly AirHeart helicopters for our rescue work. I could also fly birds for chem dumps on forest fires. One day. I won't give up hope. I never thought about taking a few lessons to see if real life actually measured up to my dreams. That's a great idea. I'll look into that.

Leah,

Sorry my reply wasn't sooner...

Yep, Helicopter Adventures Inc. is one of, if not THE, best helicopter school(s) in the country. Sierra Academy (Concord, CA, I believe) is also outstanding, and the benefit of going there is the altitude training, more varied topography, and exposure to very heavy air traffic. Quantum in Chandler, AZ is said to be very good too.

I had flown in helicopters a few times prior as a passenger but my first actual instruction was in a Robinson R-22 Beta with the doors off (kind of unnerving at first but that quickly goes away). It was late afternoon and we landed when it was dark. The water at the beach was gorgeous, we buzzed boats and waved, got to see the place all lit up at night... it was spectacular. Even if I was struggling to keep it in the air. :-) I have to get in the air every now and then - it's good for the soul. And there is simply nothing like a helicopter for that.

If you ever get a chance, catch a ride in a EC130-B4. Just a really nice ship! And if you're ever on Kauai, you've just gotta see it by air. ;eeko;

Some pics:
http://home.comcast.net/~heraclid/
Sorry the pics aren't of a better quality, but you'll get the idea.

I just did this job... When you do it, be sure to also change the water-pump, timing belt belt tension plunger, radiator hoses, radiator cap, and serpentine belt. The labor is much more valuable than the parts involved. At 140,000 miles, my timing belt looked surprisingly unworn.

Look up my complete story on this site.

Good Luck,

Change the thermostat too, under the intake manifold.

An old radial engined, open cockpit,Stearman (tail dragger) did it for me. I understand the emotion. :coolr: