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Cruising along today at about 65 mph, suddenly a pop and engine quits. No other noise, just quit.

Coasted off the road, thought I was out of gas, pop the hood to find the belt shredded. Called buddy to tow home about 10 miles (fun).

Been running great lately, hope nothing else is broken. Should I be worried? Have belt and pulley, just haven't got around to change them, yet...

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flosho · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:01 pm Post subject:

This is on your 924 n/a?

No worries. It's not an interference engine like the turbo.
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Martijnus · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 2019 Location: Netherlands

I once ripped all teeth off at the highway..

no problem.
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the_mad_electrician · Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 1073 Location: Central Georgia

Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Running with cam timing off can fubar your injectors.
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joejax · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:21 am Post subject:

Hee hee

, Got lucky I guess, stalled on break, able to coast off busy 2 lane onto another road.

Had new belt in car but no tools.

Changed today, not too bad of a job, I can see why so many leave that blasted cover off though.

I thought I read on here about a NA motor got damaged by belt failure, so I was worried. I may have been mistaken.
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fiat22turbo · Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 4040 Location: Portland, OR

Only if you're running really high compression would a broken belt be an issue.
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1988 944 Turbo S (Silver Rose)

Martijnus · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 2019 Location: Netherlands

Min · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:48 am Post subject:

joejax · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:33 pm Post subject:

the_mad_electrician · Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 1073 Location: Central Georgia

Cam seized up maybe? If something like that happened I think you'd know about it
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fiat22turbo · Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 4040 Location: Portland, OR

Broken valve springs is another issue that could cause a valve and piston meeting.

Broken connecting rod, etc.

Both of these issues would be pretty obvious

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1979 924 Carrera GTS (clone-ish)
1988 944 Turbo S (Silver Rose)

Min · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:17 pm Post subject:

In my case, seized a lifter, broke the cam belt, also broke the cam gear (cracked the hub) etc.

Min
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joejax · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:03 am Post subject:

Ya'll got me more nervous than a long tailed dog in a room full of rockin' chairs!

Got to take it for a ride today, running OK, may need to adjust the timing a bit though..

Hotter than sacks of ball here, black on black is killin' me, no AC either, really need to get that fixed.

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