Engine popped :(

you can't just slide the cambelt off without removing the pulley first. you could just cut the belt, but that's a bit pointless cos you will still need to remove the pulley to get the belt back on later.

you will definitely need to remove the pulley to get the belt on regardless of if you can remove the belt with it still on.

i've done a few of these and i made a tool that holds the pulley in position while i remove the bolt, but you will need a welder if you what do do that. i used a bit of rectangular steel tube, with some small pieces of metal welded in a hexagon on it so that it holds the pulley in place when trying to turn the bolt. drill a hole through the middle of the bar so that you can get a socket onto the bolt.

having said all that i can't remember the reason why i didn't just chock the flywheel. you can normally get access to it by removing the starter motor, and i think the h22 has an access bung that provides access to the flywheel. it's normally not recommended cos there is a chance of breaking the crank if the pulley is really tight.
these engines have a balancer shaft that also has a belt on it that needs alignment
 
Cant you just loosen/remove the cambelt tensioner to slacken off the belt then remove it?

I made that tool at work when i took my pulley off. I guess you could mail/call the seller and ask for some measurements then compare.

You can get the belt off without removing the crank pulley first though (on a b16 anyway?!)
 
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Matt82 said:
for reference everyone, if you ever end up in a situation where your water temps are sky rocketing, obviously the normal fan should be trying to control it, but to give it a hand you can put the car's heater on to the highest possible heat setting and put the fan on full to give it a helping hand.

good luck with the engine fella
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In case anyone is wondering why, it's because there is not all that much water in most modern engines. opening the heater vent up allows the (Still coldish) water in the heater matrix to mix with the hot water in the engine and cools it down. The heater matrix also acts a radiator and loses some more heat from the engine.

Obvious when you think about it, but if you know why it works you're more likely to use it :)
 
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