Ericy321

Well I was getting everything put together to drop the motor in and the timing belt wont fit anymore because the decompression plate raises the head just to the point where i cant get it to fit. Anyone know where I can get a belt jsut a little bit longer? i tried calling autozone, carquest, etc. and they dont really want to help. thanks

Viper966

umm make sure the tensiors are fully loose... u shouldnt be having this problem

Jay-M

how thick was the decom plate/gaskets that you have used?

you might have to torque the head bolts just a tad bit more; there is more material(s) that you need to squeeze down this time.

and yes, a viper966 mentioned.. loosen the tensioner belts fully

MAXXTIB

I had this same problem with my car after installing the alpine decompression plate, alpine supplied a new smaller idler puller for the belt but the bearings went bad after a month, a buddy of mine worked at Autozone so me and him went in back and opened every pulley we could find until I found one that was a little smaller than the original and it worked like a charm, I can't remember the part number but I know the pulley I used was for a dodge, I think it was from a caravan.

Mad_john

its a time bomb waitting to go off... be carefull peps here stoped using dcp for that one resion

MAXXTIB

^^ I have over 50,000 miles of driving on mine, pushing 15 psi with a 25hp shot of nitrous and I beat the hell out of it every day with no problems at all, did you have problems with one or are you going by the he sais she said stuff.

Ericy321

Ill do some more looking around. If anyone has a part number of the one they use with the Alipne plate that would be nice. Thanks

Viper966

why dont u just call alpine.....

mwood

^^^

Does make alot of sense!

Ericy321

hmm never really thought about that. ill call