240 General: - valve frendly engines ? - Page 5

Suterman · Oct 1st, 2006, 01:14

ahhh, an answer! but if the belt brakes all the time you stick another one on there and the valves are unbent you have your answer.

Stick with fords.

LankyTim · Oct 1st, 2006, 02:48

The cambelts have a habit of breaking when your up to your front doors in the boot of a granada, Pinto cam belts will fit but I believe they are slightly too short and you have to take the tensioner off and replace it with an appropriately sized socket.

Incase nobody has guessed this is for banger racing not road use!

Clifford Pope · Oct 1st, 2006, 06:44

Why are you messing around with belts that have the wrong number of teeth - why not use the proper belt? Especially as your engine appears to be an interference engine, and you are regularly breaking valves.

If the belt has one tooth too many, or few, then it must be either the wrong length, which will put the tensioner wrong, or the correct length but with the tooth spacing wrong, which will strain the rubber.

CTCNetwork · Oct 1st, 2006, 10:24

Hi,

Maybe he has a bulk supply of valves and pinto belts and wants to stick to this method of running.?
Or can't be arsed to spend £20 on the correct belt...

Des. . .

LankyTim · Oct 1st, 2006, 19:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by CTCNetwork

Hi,

Maybe he has a bulk supply of valves and pinto belts and wants to stick to this method of running.?
Or can't be arsed to spend £20 on the correct belt...

Des. . .

Hit the nail on the head there (apart from the valves bit!). Why spend £20 on a belt for 15 minutes of racing round a track before being cubed if you have a box full of pinto belts that can be used.

Velorum · Oct 1st, 2006, 19:11

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Originally Posted by LankyTim

Hit the nail on the head there (apart from the valves bit!). Why spend £20 on a belt for 15 minutes of racing round a track before being cubed if you have a box full of pinto belts that can be used.

Forgive my ignorance but I know little about banger racing - any recommendations as to a good web site where I can read up on it?

Just curious - not planning to smash Ford Scorpio's et al up with my tank! Though now that I think about it....................

barrie013 · Oct 1st, 2006, 20:07

I'm sorry, as you know I am very old and not very bright ! Could someone put me right here please...is this thread about drinking brake fluid with your grandmother in zero gravity, because if it isn't, I wouldn't like to waste my expertise on this subject.
Thankyou,
Barrie

Velorum · Oct 1st, 2006, 20:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by barrie013

I'm sorry, as you know I am very old and not very bright ! Could someone put me right here please...is this thread about drinking brake fluid with your grandmother in zero gravity, because if it isn't, I wouldn't like to waste my expertise on this subject.
Thankyou,
Barrie

Not to worry Barrie, your in the right place and no mistake.

morsing · Oct 1st, 2006, 20:24

God, I'm not sure if this is the funniest or just the most disturbing thread I've seen here ever? Someone must be on crack, beer couldn't get rubbish out of me like that...

And what does the cam belt have to do with if it's an interference engine or not?

LankyTim · Oct 2nd, 2006, 09:01

Because if the cam belt breaks during racing due to an ingested bumper or similar if its a non-interference engine another cam belt can be thrown on to get the car out for the next race. The average banger driver will have stacks of pinto engine cam belts but not many volvo belts, (more fords being scrapped than volvos obviously!) hence the question if pinto ones can be made to fit.

The only banger website I can think of is www.wellbent.cjb.net if you can put up with all the pop ups!

Oct 1st, 2006, 01:14	#41
Suterman 240 Turbo Last Online: Jun 22nd, 2024 07:12 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: shropshire View Photos By: Suterman	ahhh, an answer! but if the belt brakes all the time you stick another one on there and the valves are unbent you have your answer. Stick with fords. __________________ 1991 240 Turbo GL 1992 940 GL 1996 940 GLE Turbo Auto 1985 Bedford CF2 B230E

Oct 1st, 2006, 02:48	#42
LankyTim Missing the point Last Online: May 1st, 2024 18:59 Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Stoke-On-Trent View Photos By: LankyTim	The cambelts have a habit of breaking when your up to your front doors in the boot of a granada, Pinto cam belts will fit but I believe they are slightly too short and you have to take the tensioner off and replace it with an appropriately sized socket. Incase nobody has guessed this is for banger racing not road use! __________________ Tim 1968 Volvo 145 long term project. Currently without a Volvo daily driver.

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barrie013 Member Last Online: Mar 25th, 2021 16:16 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Port Talbot	I'm sorry, as you know I am very old and not very bright ! Could someone put me right here please...is this thread about drinking brake fluid with your grandmother in zero gravity, because if it isn't, I wouldn't like to waste my expertise on this subject. Thankyou, Barrie Last edited by barrie013; Oct 1st, 2006 at 20:08. Reason: Lousy spelling

Oct 1st, 2006, 20:24	#49
morsing Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 08:29 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Aylesbury View Photos By: morsing	God, I'm not sure if this is the funniest or just the most disturbing thread I've seen here ever? Someone must be on crack, beer couldn't get rubbish out of me like that... And what does the cam belt have to do with if it's an interference engine or not? __________________ --- '89 Volvo 240GLT B230E/AW70 '14 Volvo V70 SE D4/M66 FWD '70 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu '95 Saab 9000 CSE 2.0 Turbo Auto

Oct 1st, 2006, 06:44	#43
Clifford Pope Not an expert but ... Last Online: Yesterday 17:45 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Boncath	Why are you messing around with belts that have the wrong number of teeth - why not use the proper belt? Especially as your engine appears to be an interference engine, and you are regularly breaking valves. If the belt has one tooth too many, or few, then it must be either the wrong length, which will put the tensioner wrong, or the correct length but with the tooth spacing wrong, which will strain the rubber.

Oct 2nd, 2006, 09:01	#50
LankyTim Missing the point Last Online: May 1st, 2024 18:59 Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Stoke-On-Trent View Photos By: LankyTim	Because if the cam belt breaks during racing due to an ingested bumper or similar if its a non-interference engine another cam belt can be thrown on to get the car out for the next race. The average banger driver will have stacks of pinto engine cam belts but not many volvo belts, (more fords being scrapped than volvos obviously!) hence the question if pinto ones can be made to fit. The only banger website I can think of is www.wellbent.cjb.net if you can put up with all the pop ups! __________________ Tim 1968 Volvo 145 long term project. Currently without a Volvo daily driver.

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