Heaumey
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Well!!! What I found was the nut and washer from the tentioner pulley sat in the bottom and the only thing holding the pulley on was the cover itself, another 2mm of plastic to wear through and the pulley was coming out the front. The 8mm hole in the centre of the pulley now about 16mm.
After 2 phone calls to the only 2 places over here that might stock a belt kit and things weren’t looking good.
Now faced with taking the wife’s Mazda 5 that has never been over 35 in 10 years, not serviced for 3 and needing 4 tyres depression was starting to set in. AHa... what about that old Yanmar thrown in the corner of the workshop, bingo. Now the big decision, fit a second hand tentioner or sit in a Mazda 5 for the next 2 weeks.
So I went with plan A, which was to fit the tentioner. Order a full belt kit from Snows Toyota in Portsmouth which is a 15 minute drive from the boat and take the tools required for the job.
So today I spent an hour in the hotel car park changing the timing belt, relaxing start to the holiday, Not!!!
Can laugh about it now that it’s sorted, but. Can not believe that I found it so close to devastation, and also can not believe I fitted a used tentioner.
Right, now where’s that bar.