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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 03:28 PM
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Default Cambelt Cover: Do you have one?

Do you have a Cambelt covers on your car.

The reason i ask is because mine has broken and im not sure whether to buy a new one for it or not.

What are the dangers of not having one?
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 03:36 PM
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id get one cos if something get jammed in there and snap's the belt it will fuck your valves
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 03:48 PM
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 05:03 PM
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ive got a top cover if you want it.

I never had one on mine, just i guess it was just cos i liked the look of the vernier. just be careful not to leave tools near it when you fire her up
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 05:23 PM
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Yes, I have one. Was looking at the clear ones a guy from here used to make, they looked quite cool
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 05:33 PM
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yeah ive got a kent vernier on mine too but you can't really see it even without a cover on.

i think i am going to try and put it back on, one of the plastic bolt threads has snapped off so im gonna see if it will super glue on otherwise i will get another one.

also don't like the idea of fucking my valves
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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I have one from Auto specialists

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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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nope!
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 07:16 PM
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I like my cam belt to be protected against stones being thrown up from the road...
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 07:23 PM
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Nice carbon one
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 07:40 PM
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havent had one on moine for years



but as say best safe than sorry



im just naive
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 08:15 PM
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Yes I do,i would feel like a real fool if I fucked up 8 valve's because I was too lazy/stupid to refit my cambelt cover.I too had too superglue the bit at the back of my cover that the bolt goes thru like Dave y mentioned above.It worked out fine using superglue.Regards Micky
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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like they say its best to have it on, but its worse to have the bottom one on and not the top.. if you have the one at the bottom its gonna work like a bucket for containing all the crap that gets into the engine bay.. nothing like a clear or polished one..
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 09:20 PM
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I don't have one on
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 10:01 PM
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i havent. ill probably start using one when my cambelt snaps though
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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Ofcourse I have one.
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 11:36 PM
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I havent got one on but will back on soon but only because i dropped my header tank cap when it was running and it got chewed up and snapped the alternator belt
Thank foof it didnt take cambelt out too
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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Nope, and I have never had a stone thrown up at it yet, and it goes to a lot rougher places than most road cars do
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 08:15 PM
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i like yours T28 RST

how much do they cost?
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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HAVE A LOOK ON HERE MATE...
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 08:33 PM
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Don't have one on the S2 but that's because I broke it. Will put a new one on though at some point just for the peace of mind. Especially as I tend to go grass cutting
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 09:46 PM
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didn't have one before, but heard enough horror stories to convince me ones needed
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 07:56 AM
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You should check out the cambelt cover Fusion Fabrication make. It has a cutout so you can actually see the vernier pulley

http://www.fusionfabrication.fsnet.co.uk/camcover.htm
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 09:46 AM
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Not got one ...
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