Being in Canada too - I know that all the engines the US got, we got too.91legacy_sleeper wrote:Sorry, didn't mean to call you "OLD", its just that since the majority of us are in the 17-24 range, other than Josh, I don't think any of us work in any type of real engineering, let alone aerospace. I could be wrong though, I don't know what alot of people do around here..
Is your setup DOHC? I doubt it is, but since you're in CA, thought I'd ask. If that's the case, please be careful.. there can be damage done if things aren't just right.
I know that while you're in there, doing the water pump wouldn't be a bad idea; mostly cause if/when it fails, you're going to have to get all back up in there again, so spending the $60 or so now seems logical.
I have heard that in order to get the crank pulley off, people have used a wrench to lock the bolt, and then turned the engine a few times.. this trick seems to work.
Being still slightly new, I don't know much about T-belt jobs, but if you do a search, (or, if I have time, I'll do one for you, cause I'm nice like that.) You can read about other's experiences on this, as well.
Do you have a manual of some kind? If you're really crafty, and can find one, a Factory Service Manual is pretty useful, or barring that, go grab a Haynes manual. Yes, they're crap, but its better than nothing, and it'll at least give pictures of the process, as well as semi-detailed instructions.
Have you used our search function yet? If not, I don't know if I wanna deprive you of the fun...
Good Luck,
His 97 should be DOHC - so it is the tricky one.
And bag off his back I know that one :0