boosted92hatch

hey whats up, ok so yesterday i was driving down i95 and my balancer belt gave out and grabbed my timing belt and snapped both, so as everyone knows it bent every valve. well i am gonna rebuild the head and boost it this time. i am trying to find out if i have to use that second belt, i guess its the balancer belt. DO I HAVE TO USE THAT. i just dont feel like having this happen again. does that belt turn the oil pump or does it still get turned by the crank. and can anyone tell me if i can just leave it off and were i can find directions to doing this. what will be the outcome. thanks for any help.i really appreciate it

thehatchninja

are you sure it bent valves? My friends T-belt broke on his H22, and it didn't bend valves.

anyways, make sure you upgrade to the H23 manual tensioner while you're in there.

edit** forgot to answer you Q. Yes you can just leave it off.

boosted92hatch

thanks, and will the h23 manual tensioner work. i just got the head off tonight. it bent every freakin one. this sucks. how hard is it to do valves. ive done everything except valves. the gaps are so big i can stick my pinky in there, yeah definitly bent