[SEL] OT R-10 Borg Warner overdrive.

[Jim O'Hagan]

Hi Tony, I don't know the resulting damage if any,but it will make the belt
push the cam gear father than pull it.If the idler isn't taught it would
make the belt jump timing. Jimmy
Jim O'Hagan
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Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 8:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [SEL] OT R-10 Borg Warner overdrive.

At 08:59 PM 1/2/2009, Bruce Younger wrote:
>with engines with timing belts it's best to use
>first or reverse, whichever would be appropriate for the direction 
>the car would roll if
>it could.  Turning a timing belt engine backwards can cause all 
>sorts of mayhem.


Bruce,
What exactly could happen by turning a timing belt engine 
backwards?  I've never heard of this.  Doesn't compute in my head 
what could possibly happen :-)

-Tony

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