Okay, that's about what I was expecting. I already talked to my mechanic
about evacuating the A/C for me and recharging it when I'm done. He doesn't
want to touch the timing belt though. He's done one, he said one was
enough. I've done a ton of 2.3L Ford timing belts (I know, apples and
oranges) so I'm not going in to this totally blind. I have a fairly well
equipped shop with air tools and torches (if needed) so tool-wise I think
I'm covered. I'm supposed to be getting my summer car out of storage this
weekend, so I will give my gf my Dak to drive for a few days while I work
on the PT. One question though, the manual says the exhaust needs to be
disconnected. It this absolutely required?
James
At 05:29 PM 16/04/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>Hehehehe....takes about 6-8 hours with hand tools. You'll need a floor jack
>to lift/lower the engine to take off the front engine mount. You'll also
>need to evac the A/C (allows the lines to be removed for easy access to the
>upper strut mount (upper engine mount is attached to this).
>
>I've done about 20 of them in the last 6 months...it's not easy work that's
>for sure. I'm down to about 4 hours on them, but that's with experience and
>a lot of bruised knuckles.
>
>I've emailed you my cellphone number if you need help.
>
>- Bernd
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: James Johnson [mailto:sixpackdak@execulink.com]
>Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 4:19 PM
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: DML: OT: PT Cruiser Timing Belt
>
>
>
>I have to do a timing belt on my gf's 2001 PT Cruiser with 2.4L non turbo
>engine. Anyone done one of these themselves? Got any pointers or tips for
>me?
>
>James
>
>
>
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