Hi Everyone. It's been a long time since I've been here, owing to major back surgery, gout and a broken foot. I had been neglecting my poor '96 960, but the engine was making noises that got bad enough to make me park it for two months. When I pulled the timing belt front cover off I found the tension and idler rollers totally disintegrated, no bearings left, and the idler shaft worn nearly away. To add insult to injury the loose belt had destroyed the part of the top cover that had the timing index marks. I had to eyeball it, and ended up with the exhaust cam one tooth off, which made it idle rough and the engine vacuum disappear at low rpm, resulting in the loss of power bakes when coming to a stop. I had to take a trip yesterday, so referencing pictures online I counted the number of pulley teeth from where the belt is fully seated to the marks on the cam pulleys. She's good to go now, runs great, it was a miracle it didn't jump timing and destroy the engine. Anyway, does anyone know where I can buy a used or new top cam cover? Not having any luck online. Thanks.
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