A few nice items for sale..prices lowered to sell..

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 12:58 am

bloody heck, thats not good news. all the best.

CrunchyAdams82 · Post by **CrunchyAdams82** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 6:27 am

Yeah, not great news about the cambelt. Had Chris come down & look at it on Saturday, and it took him about 5 mins to diagnose it. I'd been getting heavy vibration coming from the engine for a few days prior to it happening. Turns out the balance shaft was seizing up. Who'd have known?

Anyway, pulled up at Darryl's - absolutely fine. Went to drive away later - and the engine wouldn't turn over. Seems the balance shaft must've finally seized when I pulled up, then the belt snapped when I tried to start it. So hopefully everything will be fine with the engine..just need 3 new belts & a tensioner to get moving again..but that's about £150 I don't have just now. So it will have to wait till I can raise the funds.

Fortunately, I've already got a water pump. And I'll just be leaving the balance shaft belt off.

At least I'm getting some much needed exercise atm with my 50 min walk to work every day!

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:42 am

Balance shaft seizing?

I can only really think of that happening because of oil starvation???

I'm surprised that caused the cambelt to snap though - I'd have thought it would just cause the balance belt to snap or strip.

Be interesting to see what this all looks like when the covers come off.

Post by **Thebusofwoe** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 1:05 pm

Yea as i said on the day, its a possibility. I could not remove the lower cover at the time due to not being able to get the pulley off, so minds are open as to why it snapped, but it has taken the balancer belt with it i am sure. Engine vibration, then belt snap

Something a bit fishy going on!!! As i said Andy, jobby luck!! But it will live again soon

CrunchyAdams82 · Post by **CrunchyAdams82** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 2:37 pm

I hope so mate. If it's not the balance shaft, it might be a seized engine..

I have no idea how many miles the engine has done..and it didn't look like it had been maintained particularly well.

So who knows. Will have to hope for the best I suppose.

CrunchyAdams82 · Post by **CrunchyAdams82** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:39 pm

@4thGenPhil, regarding the spacers..do you not have a 5G now?

Dbo · Post by **Dbo** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:48 pm

The people i got the spacers from had them up for 5x114.3 for 5th gen...
they said they are drilled for both and fit all 4th and 5th...

they are 73.1 snugg fit into aftermarket alloys and 64.1 perfect for honda hubs....

Post by **4thgenphil** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 8:03 pm

CrunchyAdams82 wrote:@4thgenphil, regarding the spacers..do you not have a 5G now?

Wash ur mouth out

CrunchyAdams82 · Post by **CrunchyAdams82** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 8:12 pm

Yeah, they'll fit either as it turns out anyway.

Reduced to £40 now.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 8:15 pm

thought phil was having them?