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Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Sun, 22 June 2003 06:58
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l've taken off the cam gear cover off the front of the 4AGE rwd in my T18 is this a good idea? should l put it back on or leave it as is cause it looks better!
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May 2002
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Sun, 22 June 2003 06:59
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Put it back on IMHO
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Sun, 22 June 2003 07:21
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you can get defected with it off, your choice 
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Sun, 22 June 2003 07:38
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Someone a while ago had a stone flicked up and it absolutely munched everything
cant remember exact details
its there for a reason
manufacturers dont throw in extra unnecesary things to increase the price of a car for the sake of it
Ta
Mani
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Sun, 22 June 2003 07:42
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| KOPDIS wrote on Sun, 22 June 2003 17:36 |
why put it back on what purpose doesit serve? apart from dust? the thign is dirty as fark anyway, defected? that doesn't bother me plenty of other things l can get done for anyway, just want to know what it exactly does? thanks anyways though guys
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Well you know when you go out with ya girlfriend and things get a bit hot and steamy so you get out and jump on the bonnet and get it on, well if you have a bonnet vent things could get a bit nasty if you miss what your aiming for and slip through the vent and that cam belt cover isn't on  
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Mexico
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November 2002
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Sun, 22 June 2003 08:22
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| Cool1 wrote on Sun, 22 June 2003 17:42 |
| KOPDIS wrote on Sun, 22 June 2003 17:36 |
why put it back on what purpose doesit serve? apart from dust? the thign is dirty as fark anyway, defected? that doesn't bother me plenty of other things l can get done for anyway, just want to know what it exactly does? thanks anyways though guys
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Well you know when you go out with ya girlfriend and things get a bit hot and steamy so you get out and jump on the bonnet and get it on, well if you have a bonnet vent things could get a bit nasty if you miss what your aiming for and slip through the vent and that cam belt cover isn't on
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you obviously speak from experience , but i would be guessing if you left the engine running the bonnet would be quite hot
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Sun, 22 June 2003 08:23
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Thats the reason for leaving the engine running! Its to damm cold at the moment not to
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Sun, 22 June 2003 08:40
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yeah l suppose it saves fingers too! wouldn't wanna touch it when its runnin! yeah the stone thing is true too l will put it back on me thinks, but l thought heaps of people left them off you see it in alot of photo's
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Sun, 22 June 2003 08:45
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You could always cut the front out and fit a piece of clear perspex.
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Sun, 22 June 2003 08:52
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thats not a bad idea actually! but nah l wont for my car, but for a nice tidy 4AGE it'd look sweet!
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Bundaberg, Qld.
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May 2002
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Sun, 22 June 2003 09:05
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 last time i seen Bill Sherwoods car, he had the cam covers and backing plate removed. it looked sweet.
i'll be removing all mine, if a stone can manage to get flicked up there in my aw11 then thats my fault.. 
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Sun, 22 June 2003 13:47
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protects the belts from stones and other sheit
yes it looks sweet without
but yeah defects n all
my vote is keep it on
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Sun, 22 June 2003 13:49
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yeah l just put it back on then
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Sun, 22 June 2003 13:54
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i think it was IRA11Y it happened to 
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Sun, 22 June 2003 19:57
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yes leave it on. i know it looks cool if you really wanna see whats going on in there, get a 2nd hand one and get some perspex put in the front of it?
reason for leaving it on.....well if a rock gets between the belt and the gears and the timing shifts/skips, then extremely bad thing can happen....
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Coffs
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Mon, 23 June 2003 02:06
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| Grega wrote on Mon, 23 June 2003 05:57 |
then extremely bad thing can happen....
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Like???
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Mon, 23 June 2003 02:14
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like pistons smashing into valves, destroying heads, breaking rods, and punching holes in blocks...
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Mon, 23 June 2003 02:18
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The 4AGE's are no interference which means the values wont meet with the pistons if the timing belt snaps.
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Mon, 23 June 2003 06:25
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But if the valves stay closed all that gas has to go somewhere 
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Brisbane / Gold Coast
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Mon, 23 June 2003 06:41
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I haven't run a cover of any sort for over ten years and never had a problem, even with some car club runs on dirt.
It actually saved the engine once - I made a mistake with the cam seals and some oil was getting onto the cam belt, making it wear down a lot faster than normal. I spotted it easily one day (the belt was only perhaps a couple of weeks from failing) and chenged the blet before it was a problem.
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Re: Taking off cover of cam gear on 4AGE?
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Mon, 23 June 2003 07:23
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Pretty much the same as Bill I rarely run with the covers on, and even after this Teeth Broken happened I still dont use one... lucky the mighty 4A's run non-interferance
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