Originally posted by RussL:
Shimmed the timing belt cover last night and all is fine. While I had the cover off I inspected the belt, which appeared to be in excellant shape, and exhibited proper tension.
Glad it worked for you. You may still notice a little noise when it gets really cold this winter. I think I read somewhere that the cover on the later model zetecs was redesigned to provide a little more clearance.
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First new car 1964 GTO (I'm a lot older than you guys)
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My first car was a 57 chevy.....but it wasn't new. I got it in 1967 from a police auction. It had been confiscated for running moonshine. It had a 283 V-8, but it wouldn't hold a candle to these zetecs.
95 Contour Zetec, ATX (wrecked, sitting in the barn)
95 Mystique Zetec, MTX
2000 Taurus SEL 3.0L Duratec
1994 Crown Victoria LX 4.6 V8
1993 Chevy Silverado 4.3 V6
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