Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:21:51 -0800
Reply-To: Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: interference engines.....was Re: How much would this cost
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Hi Dennis,
I just happened to jump into the thread here. I was commenting more on the other fellow before you that stated the 2.0 was not an interference engine. And you are absolutely correct. Shearing is very typical.
Quite frankly, I think I have only seen one broken timing belt in my life. All others (and this is probably 100 belts), were all shearn.
Z
Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote:
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} All I tried to say was that teeth shearing was more a failure mode than actual breakage.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Zoran Mladen [mailto:zmaninco@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:02 PM
To: Dennis Haynes; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: interference engines.....was Re: How much would this cost
I beg to differ on the 2.0 liter engine...it IS an interference engine. I have seen the timing belts break and the havoc they leave. The valves will be bent.
Z
Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote:
Actually, on the 8 valve engines, the timing belts rarely break. Usually
they get loose due to the lack of a compensating Tensioner, and then at
the most inopportune time, 2 or 3 teeth will shear off they go around
the crank sprocket allowing the crank to continue turning with moving
the belt.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Tim Demarest
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 12:03 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: NVC: Re: interference engines.....was Re: How much would this
cost
Thanks Chris, but now you've done it... given me an excuse to put the
job
off longer. Maybe I should at least move that belt from the shelf to the
trunk of the Jetta, so I have it with me when I get stuck by the side of
the road... :-)
btw - it's the 2.0, I was waaaay too cheep to spring for the extra $4K
to
drive away from the showroom with with a VR6,
tim.. '97 jettas wont bend valves if you break the TB. the only engine
>offered in '97 on the mk3's was the 2.0 8v or the Vr6, neither of
which is an
>interference engine... i think the TDI is an interference engine,
though...
>
>chris
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