any body have a quick way to do it? is it possible to swap the head without removing the timingbelt? i dont think so but someone said i could and i told him id ask anyway

 

Huh? No you can't do a head swap without taking off the timing belt, at least off of the head. It's pretty straigt forward, take off head, put on new one.

 

...you dont need to take it all the way off, but its probably necessary to loosen the tensioner to get some slack...

 

thanx colin i was just trying to prove to my friend that u must remove the timing cover

 

You have to pull the timing belt off the cam gear at least, it is impossible to do it any other way.

 

rick i know that i was trying to show someone that u have to loosen the tensioner to get it loose enough to where u can remove the belt

 

I know that you know ........ just with more people putting it, you can print this out and rub it in his face and go "Nah, nah, nah na nah!!"

 

bahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

 

i would like to have a taco, steak gordita supreme, a double decker, and a medium mountain dew please.

 

if your doin a mini me you prob should replace it anyway, and the water pump while your there

 

not doin a mini me water pump and timig belt are new just getting rid of eth b1 head witch blows ***

 

no need to loosen tensioner. Just set motor at TDC and slip off the timing belt. Use a Bungee cord to maintain tension on lower gear/water pump. Swap heads, slip timing belt back on. Rotate engine BY HAND to check cam timing.

 

u sure mista bone i was thinking is kinda tight

 

just be careful w/ the tensioner, those bolts are a bitch! and they strip easily too....whatever you do, dont bang on the pulley w/ a block of wood and a hammer to loosen it yes, I did that once, and yes I hit it once too many times, and yes the pulley and a chunk of the block fell on the floor. haha. that's how I got my zc in my first hatch hehe.

 

I did my R cam gears without loosening the tensioner ....... it was a pain in the azz!!!

 

well we will see rick knows my secret plans anyway. we are trying it tomarrow morning

 

SOHC and stamped cam gear = EASY to slip belt off.
DOHC = I wouldn't even try