Nice186 Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 ok so i am about to buy the parts off of rockauto and i see there are two different types of timing belts, one is square tooth and the other is round, whats the differents and which is better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor636 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 You cant choose which one you have, it depends on the year of your truck. 90-92 is square, 94-95 is round. 93 is when they started the switch from what I've read. Could be either in that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towncivilian Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Make sure you use a 5% discount code if you order from RockAuto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice186 Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Yeah mine is 94 so round it is and thanks for the code!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldone Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Well I have a drip, exact same spot and I'd love to know how this turned out. Even if he took it into the shop, was it the water pump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebayfish Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 I too would recommend replacing it all(timing belt, water pump, thermostat, coolant bypass hose & your fan/alternator belts) if your going to delve in it. I'd get a Gates timing belt, besides for being a good brand, it has the correct timing marks labeled on the belt, which takes all the guess work out of it. Its not difficult, but rather tedious. It took me 6 hours, as there are dozens of little 10mm bolts to take out. The only specialty tool that it requires is a harmonic balancer puller. If your unsure if you can do it, its well worth the 350 for someone to do it for you as you can cause major engine damage if you mess up your timing belt. The timing belt should be replaced every 80-100k, so you might as well plan to do it all. You can get all the rubber parts for cheap off eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldone Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Followup, Water would leak one day then wouldn't the next (when I had the mechanic check it out), then leak the next day. Ended up being too big a job for my skill level, so took it into the same shop replaced the water pump, belts timing, thermostat and no more issues of leakage. For the cost of the work, and in hind-site I should have done the starter as well, whats $150 more when paying $ 800+ bucks, I ended up having that job done at a different time. I am not sure if anyone thinks of that one as part of maintenance with the timing belt but because of location maybe that is advisable to throw that into the list if the starter has never been replaced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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