Re: M30 air intake manifold


"Floyd Rogers" <fbloogyuds@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Bill" <wechorba@xxxxxxxxx> wrote
On Apr 19, 3:31 pm, "Bill" <wecho...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I noticed that there is a timing belt missing. It connects from the
main rotating mass which houses all of the belts to the rotating mass
at the bottom right front of the engine. I am guessing that this runs
the a/c unit because there are hoses with deteriorated foam casings on
this side of the engine, and the a/c controls inside the cockpit are
not functional. If I simply put this belt on and let 'er rip, what
would happen?

The A/C belt (to the compressor). It may have been removed to prevent
parasitic drag from a component that a) isn't needed at the time or
locale,
b) needs recharging to be useful and owner couldn't afford it, or c)
belt
just came off (unlikely). At best the A/C will work, at worst it will
not.
Maybe the charge leaked out due to cold or bad seal. Judging from the
snow
in the pic, you don't need the A/C anyway. I've had my A/C belt off
since
last August in Omaha.

Actually, the *WORST* that could happen is that the compressor
is frozen and will cause the belt to break, possibly stall the engine,
or the friction might cause a fire and destroy the car.

FloydR

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Gee, FloydR! I was excepting the "Bimmer on Fire" scenario. Did you by any
chance look at the pic from the place he bought it? There was a few feet of
snow on the ground. I'm guessing he was a gangsta, too, as he had a set of
dubs to go with it. LOL. I was thinking about the A/C belt because I have
mine off now. I was working on it a few months back and when I removed a bit
of attachments/mount brackets for cleaning, I replaced the belts (3 of them)
and the A/C belt goes on last on mine. I used that belt for the P/S due to a
mount a distance change when everything went back together - correctly. I
just never got another belt. I will keep an eye on the "fire-breathing A/C
compressor" when I get another belt! LOL

Bill in Omaha


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