Motorhome cambelt whilst in lockdown

[mistericeman]

It took a years of technology to do that , ic engine goes up and down and round and round just like the first one ,not a lot of progress in over a 100 years

Stick a detroit 2 stroke in it

 

[mfw]

Lucky you, my van the whole front end had to come of, then the rads and intercooler.

Few years ago sons water pump needed doing and i told him to change it easy enough ( lumbered myself then ) - but it was a twin cam renault clio pig of a job no room and it took me 2 days i think - twin cams are a pig of a job as a lot will know

 

[trevskoda]

My car will be done in summer, proton with a renault 4df 16 valve with little room round it, may be an engine out job, not looking forward to the job.

 

[mfw]

My car will be done in summer, proton with a renault 4df 16 valve with little room round it, may be an engine out job, not looking forward to the job.

Glad i'm not doing it

 

[colinm]

Few years ago sons water pump needed doing and i told him to change it easy enough ( lumbered myself then ) - but it was a twin cam renault clio pig of a job no room and it took me 2 days i think - twin cams are a pig of a job as a lot will know

Used to do our cambelts, the old Cavaliers where a doddle, last one I did was our old Astra, a PITA, I did the recommended (at that time) of replacing belt, tensioner, idlers, a week later the pump started going and needed replacing.

 

[Wooie1958]

Easiest one ever was on my 1972 Ford Cortina 1.6 GXL, did it out on the road in front of the house in no time at all

 

[trevskoda]

Easiest one ever was on my 1972 Ford Cortina 1.6 GXL, did it out on the road in front of the house in no time at all

I thought they were pushrod engines, most here were with ither a 1100 or 1300 cc xflow engine.

 

[Wooie1958]

I thought they were pushrod engines, most here were with ither a 1100 or 1300 cc xflow engine.

Not here Trev mine in the Mk3 had the 1.6 OHC engine.

 

[mfw]

I thought they were pushrod engines, most here were with ither a 1100 or 1300 cc xflow engine.

We had 2ltr unless they were savage ones 3 ltr jobbies few and far between

 

[Wooie1958]

Exactly like this one and the reg was GTD 99K, wish i`d kept it.

 

[Luckheart]

Mines in there now, full service, cambelt and MOT. I think they're going to jetwash my bank account as well

 

[colinm]

Exactly like this one and the reg was GTD 99K, wish i`d kept it.

Got two cars with Pinto engines, and yes they are very easy to change cambelts.

 

[mistericeman]

I thought they were pushrod engines, most here were with ither a 1100 or 1300 cc xflow engine.

1600/2000 ohc 'Pinto' was cam belt....
And a crappy pressed steel spray bar to lube the followers

Oil spray holes used to block and wipe out the followers/cam in short order.

Burton used to do some very nice tuning gear for them.

 

[mfw]

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[trevskoda]

Folk here as a rule did not buy pinto engines as they gave so much cam trouble if not getting oil changes, most here dont service cars and just run them for 2/3 years and trade in for new, second owner never bothers ether and just runs a few years and dumps them to scrappy, some times i nail good cars before it gets dumped, just missed one up our street, 6 year old pergo est with 40 th on clock, seen it go on scrappies truck and it was like new.

 

[Tezza33]

1600/2000 ohc 'Pinto' was cam belt....
And a crappy pressed steel spray bar to lube the followers

Oil spray holes used to block and wipe out the followers/cam in short order.

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Burton used to do some very nice tuning gear for them.

Later models had larger spray holes if I remember correctly, good engine though with a few tuning bits on

 

[colinm]

Later models had larger spray holes if I remember correctly, good engine though with a few tuning bits on

Yes, the later ones had the holes enlarged, Ford did same on the later twin cam 8 valve engine, holes where too small and got blockages.

 

[deka]

I told you I wasn't allowed to go and have my belt done

d to go and have my belt done

 

[trevskoda]

Yes, the later ones had the holes enlarged, Ford did same on the later twin cam 8 valve engine, holes where too small and got blockages.

And there wear build of cast iron which is way out of date from ww2.

 

[Red Dwarf]

Frankly, I wouldn’t stick my head out of the door unless for something absolutely vital.