RE: motor mount flexibility and belt replacement - am I scre&*d?

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@domain.elided>]

> 1. jack up the car, put something (wooden block?) under the 
> lower pan, and
> then let part of the car's weight rest on the block to try to push the
> engine up a tiny bit, giving clearance;
> 2. force the belt through the little gap. I could take a 
> wooden device like
> a paint stirrer and try to pound the belt through. It's hard 
> rubber but it
> might distort enough to go;
> 3. actually unbolt the engine and lift it as in method 1. 
> This scares me
> alot, so I want to avoid it.

Option #1 will suffice to replace the belt.  However, given the tight
fit I'd suggest that your motor mounts are sagging pretty badly, and you
should think about replacing them.

bs
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