Today will be a frozen day in Heck!

[techmike]

My Sweeties' car is an 05 KIA Sorento. We bought it because Chevy had quit making Blazers, and it had that 10year/100k mile warranty. #$@%&*)(#$# mistake.

Engine replaced @ 5k miles-took 29 days. Rear diff rebuilt @ 59k miles. I started R&R the timing belt on New Years Eve, due every 60K miles. It is an interference engine, which means if the belt breaks, SOL! I have done timing belts before. There is SO much crap just to get to the 3 timing belt covers....... 6.5 hours to get the original belt off. Then due to my mistake, I broke the belt tensioner. Not even the dealer stocked it. (Guess I must be special to be the ONE in Toledo to have to order it!!!!) My days off are Thursday/Friday, so I am putting it together Thursday. Major snow storm due to hit. Oh yeah, will be a real fun day!!!!!

TM

[imschur]

good luck man,

[asmurff]

Attempting to send good vibes techmike's way.

[techmike]

Well, the good vibes worked! Thanks guys!!! :beer:

TM

[Microgunner]

Good for another 60.  :thumb:

[rodent.22]

GOOD DEAL!!! :grin:

[techmike]

Gosh - it's still working! A few squeals from the 3 count them 3 drive belts. I have to increase tension, 2 are adjustable from the top, 1 from the bottom. Many thanks for the great vibes!

(thinking about a new moniker - "I hate Kia")

PS - What made this such an enjoyable task is I can only get a car about 2 feet into my garage. I bungee'd a big tarp from the top of my garage around the front of the car, and two kerosene heaters going full blast. My toes are now thawed!

TM

[Madhouse]

LOL, necessity is the mother of invention - maybe this summer, though, you could clean out the garage so when you do this again next winter you can close the garage door.

:laugh:

[techmike]

Ahem. It is not an issue of a "clean" garage.  More so the radial drill press, table saw, band saw, 10" chop saw, multi-purpose machine (mill/drill/lathe), abrasive blast cabinet, gun safe, tool boxes, air compressor, work bench,  grinder, belt sander, welder, shooting and reloading supplies.....get the picture?  ;D

Oh, and I forgot 3 computers and work stations to repair 3 more - I have a small PC repair business in there also.  :confused:

TM

[FS2KSTD]

Ahem. It is not an issue of a "clean" garage.  More so the radial drill press, table saw, band saw, 10" chop saw, multi-purpose machine (mill/drill/lathe), abrasive blast cabinet, gun safe, tool boxes, air compressor, work bench,  grinder, belt sander, welder, shooting and reloading supplies.....get the picture?  ;D

Oh, and I forgot 3 computers and work stations to repair 3 more - I have a small PC repair business in there also.  :confused:

TM

I can relate ... 3-car garage for 1 car + all the toys(bikes, sleds, tools, equipment, etc). It'd be funny if it wasn't so twisted!  ;D

[Madhouse]

Gotcha!

:laugh:

[asmurff]

I understand, we have a 2-car garage, family car gets parked inside (also a Kia Sorento), however my old GMC pick-up stays outside so I have room for my power tools. Even then I have all the big tools on rollers so it can be stored along one wall to get the SUV in.