Caravan/Voyager Starting and Stalling Problems

Replying to: shipo (Jan 25, 2007 11:39 am)

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Replying to: ace4000 (Jan 25, 2007 11:55 am)

Sorry, didn't mean to rush things.
 
Okay, so you're dealing with the Mitsubishi mill. I've never actually had to work on one before so I don't actually know how difficult the timing belt R&R is. That having been said, by looking at my handy-dandy manual I see that this is a fairly involved job, and one that I wouldn't want to tackle without a guide.
 
Were I in your shoes, I'd call around to see who has a manual and go and check the procedure out for yourself.
 
Best Regards,
Shipo

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Replying to: shipo (Jan 25, 2007 1:52 pm)

But is the timing belt the problem? I mostly work on Volvos and if the timing belt breaks you can spin the rotor. On this van you can't spin the rotor and it dosen't rotate when craking. It dosn't make any sense to me . Oh well, hopfully I can figure it out.

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Replying to: ace4000 (Jan 25, 2007 6:34 pm)

Tough call. From what I can tell from the pictures, the distributor is slaved to the left side cam (front side on a transverse installation). Given that the distributor is driven at the same speed as the cam (i.e. half of engine RPMs), there should be a 45 degree gear cut for the cam/distributor drive, so turning the cam by itself shouldn't be a problem. That said, it would seem logical to me that if a cam is loaded up by one or more valve spring(s), it should be quite difficult to turn via the distributor shaft, especially so if the belt broke in such a way as to bind the cam drive within the belt housing.
 
At this point, this is all mere speculation until you pull the front of the engine off and have a good look-see. Let us know what you find. Good luck.
 
Best Regards,
Shipo

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Replying to: ace4000 (Jan 29, 2007 3:25 pm)

Funny you should mention that, I was just on a web site a few days ago that gave a list of many (most?, all?) engines sold here in the U.S.A. that are interference engines. I'll see if I can find the link in my "History" and I'll report back.
 
Best Regards,
Shipo

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Replying to: shipo (Jan 29, 2007 4:13 pm)

Per the following web site at least, the 3.0 liter Mitsubishi mill is NOT an interference engine.
 
http://www.rebuiltautoengines.com/bmw-525i-articles.html
 
Best Regards,
Shipo

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