Re: Are they nuts?Hank wrote:
> Why not ask your shop teacher?
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> "Blattus Slafaly £ ¥ 0/00 :)" <boobooililililil@roadrunner,com > wrote in
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>> I can't find an auto tech newsgroup. VW wants $800 to change a $36
>> timing belt on the 1.9 Turbodiesel. Are they nuts? I guess i'll be doing
>> that myself. Pushing 100k miles prolly should be changed. But a belt for
>> timing? Why not a chain? Seems like the weak link in this engine that
>> would have no problem going 300k miles. Have to tear it apart for a
>> stinking belt. It IS an interference engine so when the belt breaks the
>> pistons crush all the open valves.
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>> Blattus Slafaly ? 3 :) 7/8
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Why would anybody design an engine that would smash the valves??
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Blattus Slafaly ? 3 :) 7/8