GSX91DSM
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- Jul 29, 2014
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Boise,
Idaho
Hello, my name is Mike and I'm new to the DSM world, and cars all together. I own a 91 GSX and I've had little problem with the car up until now. Before I get to my question let me say that I have tried searching on google, and other DSM forums for help with my question, however I have not found even 1 response that helped me with my question, everything I find just relates to doing a whole new timing belt job (buying all new parts, which I can't afford). So with no luck I decided to make an account and post my question here hoping for some real help/ advice on what I can do to fix my problem.
My problem has to do with my timing belt when I start my car (which starts up just fine) and when I turn it off, what I mean is that when I start the car I can see my timing belt flap up and down above the cam gears while it's running, as far as I know DSM's are prone to having some slack in the timing belt, however I have read that it is not good when the timing belt looks like a banjo string flailing up and down, and when I turn off the car to check the timing belt it has a good amount of slack between the cam gears, I can wiggle the belt up and down with ease. I've also read that the car is supposed to pick up what slack is there when I start it, from the auto tensioner, however that is not the case. Ultimately my question is simple, is there a way I can tighten my timing belt to avoid the banjo string effect while its running, without having to buy all new tensioners, belt, etc? Again I'm new to DSM's/ Cars so I'm sorry if this type of thread has been posted before, but I could not find an answer to my problem elsewhere. Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is my only means of transportation and I don't want to drive the car out of fear of something happening down the road that I cannot fix / afford to fix. Thanks in advance.
My problem has to do with my timing belt when I start my car (which starts up just fine) and when I turn it off, what I mean is that when I start the car I can see my timing belt flap up and down above the cam gears while it's running, as far as I know DSM's are prone to having some slack in the timing belt, however I have read that it is not good when the timing belt looks like a banjo string flailing up and down, and when I turn off the car to check the timing belt it has a good amount of slack between the cam gears, I can wiggle the belt up and down with ease. I've also read that the car is supposed to pick up what slack is there when I start it, from the auto tensioner, however that is not the case. Ultimately my question is simple, is there a way I can tighten my timing belt to avoid the banjo string effect while its running, without having to buy all new tensioners, belt, etc? Again I'm new to DSM's/ Cars so I'm sorry if this type of thread has been posted before, but I could not find an answer to my problem elsewhere. Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is my only means of transportation and I don't want to drive the car out of fear of something happening down the road that I cannot fix / afford to fix. Thanks in advance.