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Re: 92 legacy wont start after big bump
I took of the crank pulley and center timing cover this morning. I discovered the timing belt tensioner only had one bolt in it. The other one had backed out and I guess fallen out when he hit the bump. The other bolt was only in there about three threads. It had pretty severely jumped time. The bolt that fell out was wedged between the water pump pulley and the cogged idler on the bottom. The numerous start attempts grinding on the bolt had ground on the water pump a little, but no functional damage. I inspected everything and luckily nothing was really damaged beyond superficial cosmetic wear. I put everything back in time and slapped it back together, and she fired right up. Previous owner did the timing belt change six months ago, and I guess got a little sloppy with these bolts. They are locktited now and should be good to go. Thanks all. Dirk
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