Sat at the side of the road...

[LHD_Kid]

Ok I have been hearing noises when the engine is cold so need to make sure the tension is correct

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If I understand correctly, it was not actually an issue with the cambelt... it was a break of the alternator belt which freakily bounced off the ps bracket and caused the issue with the cambelt jumping...

To me, it implies that I should check my alternatir belt a bit more often, but the chances of this happening once are slim... but twice....?

It worries me slightly because I'm sure I run too much tension on my 3B alternator belt as it has to drive a 120A alternator...

[Greg_S]

Sorry to hear this mate. Had you covered many miles since the rebuild? Hopefully wont be too costly to put right

[Rusty]

Done 1500 miles or so. Will have to wait and see what the head is going to cost and all the other bits. £750 maybe...

[4WDrifter]

I blame Jesus

Weird sense of humour he has.

[PeterS]

I cleaned it to check over; it was pretty sooty before

Plugs are a nice colour so I'm sure it's running properlyish.

Yes, Alex, it came apart so easily, I'm surprised it stayed together All stainless fasteners, new gaskets and I torqued everything to the factory manual values.

Err, you do know that stainless fasteners typically have a lower yield strength, right?

https://www.boltdepot.com/fastener-i...ade-chart.aspx

[Rusty]

Yes, hence why I've not used them anywhere that is critical