Quicksilvergsx
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- Feb 1, 2006
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Cedar Falls,
Iowa
If you don't care about my long story, the question starts in the 2nd paragraph.
I'm almost beyond words right now. I rebuilt a 6 bolt and did the swap about a month ago but have had an oil leak since I finished it. Because of this I have only put 100 miles on it and I also haven't had much time to work on it since it is at my parants house and I am usually working. Anyway, last week I had found my oil leak and had narrowed it down to the cam seals. Today, I tried sealing the cam seals better and putting on a different valve cover. I then went to start the car up to see if it still leaks. When I started it up I heard a clank and shut the car off. I looked all over on top of the engine and found nothing that would be in the way. I started it again and it ran fine but then shut off by itself a short time later. I looked all over and realized the alternator belt was not on the right track. Then I looked under the car and saw that the bolt for the crank sproket/pulleys was sitting on the ground.
I realized I had left the wrench connected to the crank when I had moved the engine to look at the cam seals last week. When I started the car today it caught and undid the crank bolt and let the sproket and pulleys move away from the engine. I've since taken it apart and have found that the timeing belt sproket had come far enough out to clear the alignment slot and so the crank was able to turn without turning everything else (like the cams). I wanted to cry. I couldn't have imagined something happening this bad just trying to fix a damn oil leak.
I'm pretty sure I'm screwed but is there any chance that this did not mess up the valves? Also is there any way to check with the engine like this or is the only way to take the head off?
Should I have heard any kind of noise from the valves?
I'm almost beyond words right now. I rebuilt a 6 bolt and did the swap about a month ago but have had an oil leak since I finished it. Because of this I have only put 100 miles on it and I also haven't had much time to work on it since it is at my parants house and I am usually working. Anyway, last week I had found my oil leak and had narrowed it down to the cam seals. Today, I tried sealing the cam seals better and putting on a different valve cover. I then went to start the car up to see if it still leaks. When I started it up I heard a clank and shut the car off. I looked all over on top of the engine and found nothing that would be in the way. I started it again and it ran fine but then shut off by itself a short time later. I looked all over and realized the alternator belt was not on the right track. Then I looked under the car and saw that the bolt for the crank sproket/pulleys was sitting on the ground.
I realized I had left the wrench connected to the crank when I had moved the engine to look at the cam seals last week. When I started the car today it caught and undid the crank bolt and let the sproket and pulleys move away from the engine. I've since taken it apart and have found that the timeing belt sproket had come far enough out to clear the alignment slot and so the crank was able to turn without turning everything else (like the cams). I wanted to cry. I couldn't have imagined something happening this bad just trying to fix a damn oil leak.
I'm pretty sure I'm screwed but is there any chance that this did not mess up the valves? Also is there any way to check with the engine like this or is the only way to take the head off?
Should I have heard any kind of noise from the valves?
