ortho stice
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- Joined
- Feb 9, 2015
- Location
- Braddock, PA
I had a thread on a no-start condition last month that must have gotten black-holed in the server collapse...
Anyway, kudos to whoever it was that suggested I check timing. I rolled my eyes and thought "yeah right the belt has 15k miles on it" but, somehow, he was right! Skipped five teeth on the camshaft somehow. I loosened the belt, set the timing again, and the car is back to running great.
So my question is; what could have caused the belt to slip? I don't want it to happen again obviously. Tensioner nut was on nice and tight and the spring felt appropriately strong. The belt is a Contitech from like two years ago. For context, the car shut off going over a large bump in my driveway at like 1100 rpm.
Any ideas appreciated.
Anyway, kudos to whoever it was that suggested I check timing. I rolled my eyes and thought "yeah right the belt has 15k miles on it" but, somehow, he was right! Skipped five teeth on the camshaft somehow. I loosened the belt, set the timing again, and the car is back to running great.
So my question is; what could have caused the belt to slip? I don't want it to happen again obviously. Tensioner nut was on nice and tight and the spring felt appropriately strong. The belt is a Contitech from like two years ago. For context, the car shut off going over a large bump in my driveway at like 1100 rpm.
Any ideas appreciated.