[Supras] oil leeeeak

[Dave Henry]

The 7M is non-interference, so the valves won't hit.

DaveH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <b2nice84 at aol.com>
To: <supras at supras.com>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Supras] oil leeeeak


> Possibility of bending a valve? Depending on the clearance with the valve 
> all the way open and the piston all the way up. In other words when the 
> belt breaks one of the valve can be all the way open.?Then you crank the 
> engine moving the pistons up and down. Remember the belt is broken so when 
> you crank the engine the piston moves the the valves stay in place.?When 
> the piston comes all the way up on a valve that is fully open, it can or 
> might bend the valve. I'm not sure of the clearance of Supra valve fully 
> open and the piston all the way up,?but I would not take the chance.?Plus 
> it sucks to get stuck on the side of the road. I personally don't liked to 
> get my car towed. To do that I have to take off the front lip on my car so 
> it wont get smashed being pulled?up on a flat bed.?That is what I get for 
> lowering my supra and a bomex front lip. Its hard looking good.?hehehe?
>
> B
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Speedtoys <speedtoys.racing at gmail.com>
> To: b2nice84 at aol.com <b2nice84 at aol.com>
> Cc: supras at supras.com <supras at supras.com>
> Sent: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 1:36 pm
> Subject: Re: [Supras] oil leeeeak
>
>
> Ya we know what happens when a supra timing belt breaks. Nothing. What did 
> you think happens??
> ?
> Got brakes??
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> On Aug 10, 2007, at 10:59 AM, b2nice84 at aol.com wrote:?
> ?
>> I feel it is either the cam or main front seal that is leaking.? By > 
>> pluging that hole you are just keeping oil in the timing housing and > 
>> oil on belts is bad.? It will eat up the belt and cause cracking > then 
>> break and you know what happens when a timeing belt breaks.? > When was 
>> the last time the timing belt was changed?? If you are > going to change 
>> the seals you may as well change the timing belt as > well.? With all the 
>> oil on the belt I would change it.? Changing > the? two cams oil?seals, 
>> mian oil seal and timing belt is the same > mount of work as changing the 
>> two cam oil seals and mian oil seal.? > Also using a new belt is a good 
>> peice of mind that you wont have to > change it for another 60,000 
>> miles.?
>>?
>> B?
>>?
>>?
>>?
>> -----Original Message-----?
>> From: Jeff Mohler <speedtoys.racing at gmail.com>?
>> To: Bigmacz28 at aol.com <Bigmacz28 at aol.com>?
>> Cc: supras at supras.com?
>> Sent: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 9:04 am?
>> Subject: Re: [Supras] oil leeeeak?
>>?
>>?
>>?
>> Thats the drain for the entire front cover area, and its usually the > 
>> cam?
>> seals.?
>>?
>> On 8/9/07, Bigmacz28 at aol.com <Bigmacz28 at aol.com> wrote:?
>>>?
>>> I think he's talking about the crankshaft mail oil seal and that >> 
>>> little?
>>> hole is the half moon keyway that holds the crank pulley in place.?
>>>?
>>> Joe?
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