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Is it possible to break a timing belt without engine damage? 850 1996

posted by  Big Harry on  Tue Sep 28 08:46 CST 2010
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Hi George,

I'm sorry to hear about the broken belt. Recently I purchased a 1995 Isuzu Rodeo for $300.00 that had been parked for two years because of a broken timing belt, and got a very good running truck for less than $200.00 in parts by taking a chance on changing the belt and accessories before listening to the conventional wisdom of replacing the motor. Since you did not mention a cloud of blue smoke issuing from the tail pipe, I would think the pistons survived the collision, so there certainly is an outside chance that the 850 might fire and run with a new belt, and they are relatively easy to change(3 hours flat rate labor). If you do have a couple of bent valves, a simple valve job will fix that problem, and the new belt and idlers will already be in place.

http://volvospeed.com/Repair/timingbelt.php

Regards,






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