Tried to weld the engine to shifter brace back together but it broke. Have another solution for that. Drill holes through the shifter plate and up into the body in 2 locations. Secure with all thread, washers and bolts to each side to hold. Will try and get pics up of how I fixed it. Below is a previous pic of the area I'm refering to.
Replacing all the belts. The timing belt, serpentine belt and alternator belt. The timing belt also drives the water pump. Which should be a good thing. The serpentine belt drives goes from the engine pulley - A/C - Power steering, idler pulley, back to the engine pulley. The power steering has another short belt to the alternator. Would like to do comparisons with all the belts on vs no accessory belts and an extra battery.
VT247
