tensioner belt off 90 accord

[sirtef9]

upon ripping the car apart, it did not spark before hand. One of the tensioner 8mm bolts apparently fell off, and wedged in enougn to slip the tensioner belt off.. any one ever have this happen to you?

[HONDA GHANDI]

Tensioner belt?

[sirtef9]

the balancer belt sry

[HONDA GHANDI]

On the accord tensioner there is an empty hole that looks like a bolt belongs in there. It is used during engine assembly to hold the tensioner in place before it is tightened. Then removed. Did you find a bolt roaming around free in the timing cover?

[sirtef9]

I didnt but I have a spare f22a4 that has that 8mm in there, He was driving this car and it started dying out and he kept downshifting but no luck.. Then when I take it apart that balancer belt was off the gears and that bolt was gone. I was referring to the manual to tighten the tensioner back up when I realized that bolt was gone...

[HONDA GHANDI]

Are you talking about the bolt in the timing belt or balance belt tensioner?
Tensioner=red dot
timing belt=blue dot

[sirtef9]

the blue dot,, if its only used to tension then removed. I dont see why it was on the other motor setup...

[HONDA GHANDI]

Because a technician put a timing belt on the car at one time and left the bolt in.

[sirtef9]

any idea whatd cause that belt to come loose then? the 14mm tensioner bolt is stripped on and I had to use the special sockets to remove it?
thanks for the time

[sirtef9]

would this cause the lack of spark too??

[HONDA GHANDI]

Coul dbe several reasons, usually techs that dont know what they are doing will overtighten them. They stretch and break, or it may have had an oil leak causing it to start cutting into the timing cover. This can cause it to fall off.
In any case, to answer your question, no a missing/broken balance belt cannot cause a no spark condition. Only a broken timing belt.

[sirtef9]

well the t belt was fine and didnt loosen,, there was a slight cut from the belt though in the cover..Do you know any places that test distr.? or should I just get a new one if noone does that?

[HONDA GHANDI]

I test them but they have to be in the car to test.

[sirtef9]

:confused: Yea will I got Spark , Fuel and sucking and blowing out the throttle body, Ima retime it or check it tomorrow..:mad:

[i drive crap]

sucking AND blowing out of the throttle body? Sorry dude... you have some bent intake valves. Shouldn't be blowing out of there. Your T-belt probably slipped off and your pistons kissed the valves.

[sirtef9]

Actually the belt didnt come off, and its running now, Helps to read the book bout the service hole to use. Did that retimed it and woo la... Glad with this job over lol thanks for all the help though

[HONDA GHANDI]

Ouch.