spent a couple days (after leaving the car sit for almost a month) replacing the stripped out timing belt... all 3 front seals ... tensioner... motor mounts ... all accessory belts... flame trap ... air filter ... oil filter and oil ...

the amazing thing was that it started right up! (after trickle charging the battery that is)

had to use an unorthodox technique to loosen the crankshaft bolt (flathead screwdriver wedged behind pulley and another flathead screwdriver stuck through one of the pulley holes ... 2nd screwdriver rotates around to contact first screwdriver holding it enough to break loose the bolt) all other techniques didn't work. I probably didn't understand them well and I probably also screwed something up..

I used the "old alternator belt and a 2 x 6" technique to tighten down the crankshaft bolt...

now the only concerns are that I may not have oiled the inner diameter of the camshaft seal enough (or cleaned the 3 shafts enough) ... so I'm watching for leaks.

AND the PS pump pulley and the AC compressor pulley aren't parallel to the crank pulley... searched the board and it looks like I need some new bushings ... I guess it must have been like that before and I just didn't notice.

anyway thanks to all who helped me troubleshoot my no start... Bad Blue is now transporting me again!

jack
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Bad Blue, '86 245, 266,000 mi., waiting for T-belt - Columbus, Ohio