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Re: '98 Escort 2.0 repeated timing belt failure
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 6/21/2005

Thanks for all the advice, guys.

I checked the crank and it had only a small amount of endplay. Also, The head looks like it has never been removed.

I decided to adjust the belt tension with the engine running. The belt moved away from the edge of the cam ... Login to read more.