A Sad Day

[Intuit]

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[chrisanthony]

hey guys still waiting for the mechanic to let me know..hopefully today we'll have a final result

[chrisanthony]

hey guys..after one week of wait..i finally got my car back..they replaced my belt and the idler puller for $250..i saw how they did it i could have done it myself and save on the labor lol..but just happy my cars back..

[chrisanthony]

hey guys..i want to know that after installing the timing belt everything is fine. My car starts up fine, so I don’t think anything was affected by the belt snapping. Could there be any problem that I don’t know about and wouldn’t be seen?
It accelerates slow and sluggish but that might still be due to my sliding brake mounts being seized.

[Intuit]

Seized slide mounts doesn't usually noticeably affect acceleration unless you decelerate unusually fast when let up off the accelerator; or don't roll at all on hills when in neutral; or if you can't roll those wheels by hand when lifted off the ground.

Long time ago I didn't secure my damper bolt with enough torque which after several months, let the bolt back off. Unbeknownst to me, the play allowed the crank shaft key to carve out a notch in the damper which effectively advanced my timing. Got so much of a power boost it was like having turbo.

Once the notch-wear got wide enough to cause cold-starts stalls and even later, cause a huge power loss, (talking 4000rpm just to get up a slight incline,) with some help I discovered the problem and got it resolved.

Once repaired the car seemed sluggish and slow but really that was just my timing having been returned to normal.

Bottom line is, either your fuel is old, your computer is still relearning, your timing is off by a tooth, or your timing was advanced before. I'd give it two tank fulls (presumably two weeks) before I'd look into it further. (unless it's really just that bad) You could also run a compression test just for peace of mind.

[chrisanthony]

Originally Posted by Intuit

Seized slide mounts doesn't usually noticeably affect acceleration unless you decelerate unusually fast when let up off the accelerator; or don't roll at all on hills when in neutral; or if you can't roll those wheels by hand when lifted off the ground.

Long time ago I didn't secure my damper bolt with enough torque which after several months, let the bolt back off. Unbeknownst to me, the play allowed the crank shaft key to carve out a notch in the damper which effectively advanced my timing. Got so much of a power boost it was like having turbo.

Once the notch-wear got wide enough to cause cold-starts stalls and even later, cause a huge power loss, (talking 4000rpm just to get up a slight incline,) with some help I discovered the problem and got it resolved.

Once repaired the car seemed sluggish and slow but really that was just my timing having been returned to normal.

Bottom line is, either your fuel is old, your computer is still relearning, your timing is off by a tooth, or your timing was advanced before. I'd give it two tank fulls (presumably two weeks) before I'd look into it further. (unless it's really just that bad) You could also run a compression test just for peace of mind.

Thanks yea..i'll leave it for 2 weeks and see how it goes. I'll reset the computer let me just confirm. To reset the computer you have to disconnect the negative then press the brake at least 10 times rite?
Maybe it could be my alternator,i do have to replace it and i've seen the battery symbal lite up a couple times. Could that be a problem to?