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Naked Timing Belt on E30 (M20)...call police

     
     This may be common knowledge to some of you. If you don't like 
     ignorant questions, please skip to the next post.
     
     I was changing out my air cleaner last evening and I noticed that you 
     can actually see and touch the timing belt on E30 M20 engines. At 
     least on my '90 325iX. The touchy feely access is on the lower left 
     side of motor, behind the front timing cover. The belt and crankshaft 
     pulley can be viewed from this area.
     
     Is my motor missing part of a dust cover/shield, or is this part of 
     intentional design on M20 motors?
     
     This would be a bad place to drop a screw into. Perhaps I've found the 
     the M20 cause of 'Murphy's Fumble Finger Corollary' (a.k.a. any 
     dropped screw or nut into an engine compartment never makes it to the 
     ground)?
     
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     Thanks,
            Barry Ritchey
            mbritch@domain.elided