T-spark engine - and one thing led to another.

Driving my 166 T-spark locally and suddenly there's a thrashing sound under
the bonnet.

First reaction, it's next door's cat been warming itself up on the engine
again and failed to wake up before I moved off and it's now circulating on
the end of a pulley.

Next, and almost simultaneous, realisation - the steering's jammed!

Then, as the panic reactions (and the car) start to slow down, I realise
that the steering hasn't jammed, it's just not power-steering any more -
ain't they heavy without it? - and the thrashing sound is the p/s drive belt
that's shredding.

Phew... relief...

....and then the shredded belt gets caught up with the camshaft belt, gets
between belt and pulley, belt slips a tooth or two and you know the rest.

The only bright bit is that Newark Engines (Notts) were very helpful, lent
me a car for ten days and did the job for a tad over £1,000

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PeterMcC wrote:
> Driving my 166 T-spark locally and suddenly there's a thrashing sound under
> the bonnet.
>
> First reaction, it's next door's cat been warming itself up on the engine
> again and failed to wake up before I moved off and it's now circulating on
> the end of a pulley.
>
> Next, and almost simultaneous, realisation - the steering's jammed!
>
> Then, as the panic reactions (and the car) start to slow down, I realise
> that the steering hasn't jammed, it's just not power-steering any more -
> ain't they heavy without it? - and the thrashing sound is the p/s drive belt
> that's shredding.
>
> Phew... relief...

Short lived?

> ...and then the shredded belt gets caught up with the camshaft belt, gets
> between belt and pulley, belt slips a tooth or two and you know the rest.

I think we do

> The only bright bit is that Newark Engines (Notts) were very helpful, lent
> me a car for ten days and did the job for a tad over £1,000
>

Well, not bad.

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