cam belt!

[retrimmer-oz]

ive fitted my new 1.4 carb engine in my nova and i cant seem to find a cam belt that will fit!Ive tried a few now and nothing seems to be going on well! i know ive got the movement from the water pump but do i need a tensioner on this engine?as i have seen some with a tensioner? any ideas guys?

[maxlee]

i have always thought the walter pump acted as a tenshioner??? but they can be a tight fit some times then they go slack if that makes sence :s

[General Baxter]

im sure sri's and some gsi had a tensoner, but if your 1.4 has a round tooth set up and its a sr carb engine just get a belt from a 1.3 sr :)

[retrimmer-oz]

yeh thats what i thought but now ive found out you can get ones with a tensioner?the belt ive got at the moment is a good inch and a half of tho :(

[retrimmer-oz]

yeh its a carb but the teeth on the belt will be square tooth wont they?

[General Baxter]

have you adjusted it on the water pump ?

[retrimmer-oz]

yeh but it just wont come close enough to get it on!even if i give it some welly :) just dont no what to do :(

[General Baxter]

what do you mean get it on ? you mean tension it up?

crank pulley, cam pulley, water pump, thats all the belt goes around!

remove the bolts on the water pump, wind the pump back, remove old belt, put new belt on, turn the water pump back untill tensioned, put bolts back in

please put it to TDC before taking apart, and make sure the pulleys dont move

[retrimmer-oz]

well the belt just isnt long enough to get round all of the pulleys! ive tried a few now and there either to big or 2 small! should my engine have a tensioner?

[General Baxter]

it should be like that

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/engine.jpg

[retrimmer-oz]

ah :s no tensioner me thinks!will try and find a different belt down halfords tomorrow i think then adjust it and tension up asmuch as i can on the water pump. thank you :)

[General Baxter]

just get the correct one for the car lol