Date:         Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:49:25 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
Comments: To: Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com>
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Sorry to hear of your engines demise.

The engine itself is fine. Once things cooled down, it started almost
every time. After hitting the road again, it then started every time
and ran fine weedlyweedly all the way home.

Huh. Go figure.    ;)

Neil.

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 8:00 AM, Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Aug 25, 2011, at 8:23 AM, Don Hanson wrote:
>
>>> Driving home, pedal to metal for short burst (less than 1 mile), going
>>> 70 MPH up hill, van died.
>
> Post that on the TIICO Yahoo list and you'll get 10 out of 10 responses
> that you have a frozen cam belt tensioner, broken cam belt and that now all the valves
> have run themselves into the piston tops .... at least that's what happened
> to my TIICO at exactly the same speed ... same symptom.
> Bob



-- 
Neil n

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