OT: timing belts

[Chad Fernandez]

Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
> Yes, I know some small Vauxhall/Opel engines don't run interference.

I don't think many GM engines do.

> Yeah, as I think I said in another post, the Essex V6 used in old Fords 
> had fibre teeth.  You can replace the gear set with an all-steel one but 
> it's hellish noisy.

I've never noticed it being loud in my Buick, now that I have all steel. 
  Actually, what I put in my Buick is that pressed powdered metal stuff. 
  The loudest I've heard is an aftermarket gear drive.  It whines like a 
roots supercharger.

Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA