snofool Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 What else can break when the timing belts go on these? Are they an interference motor? I have found a good enough one but it died and the owner thinks its the timing but has no money to fix it. It's a 88 gl 5spd spfi. I was thinking of limping it to a garage and swapping it with a 2.2 for some power. But I can't tow it. so the owner seems to think it should fire right up after a year if I can fix the timing belt. Any help would be great! thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 The engine is a non-interference type. A new belt should get you going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snofool Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 saweet! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford'ssubaru's Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Yerp agreed! Be carefull when reading the manual. It is a bit confusing. Goto to the tech side and the procedure has been explained in depth by a leader here. He even used pictures! Had to use it muself!..LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieTrav Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 When the belt broke on the 88 GL I used to own, it was the reslut of a seized pully. At least it was on the right side. I was still able to drive the 15 miles home only able to go about 25 mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farfromiowa Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Easy to change, I had never done it and it only took me about 5 hours. I had a haynes manual to point me in the right direction. Mine was not broke, changed it for peace of mind. It was fun actually. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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