Date:         Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:32:52 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel
              engines
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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valve timing adjustment is one of the reasons I decided not to install a sleeve valve engine in my van. It is ok when the engine is out on a stand, but in the van? No way.

http://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/img_34791.jpg

alistair

On 2011-09-27, at 7:16 AM, Jim Felder wrote:

> No problem. Just be glad you don't have to deal with it. On the vanagon,
> timing belt replacement is easy. On my Jetta with the same engine, I'll
> probably sell the car before that time comes around.
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
> 
>> Thanks for these responses.  I probably knew this at one time, but
>> ignorance can keep coming back for some of us.  Thanks again, mcneely
>> 
>> ---- mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
>>> Martin has a VW diesel engine, which is an inline overhead cam engine.
>>> It uses a timing belt but VW wbx engines don't. The wbx engine is a
>>> push-rod engine and the cam is adjacent to the crankshaft and driven by
>>> a timing gear on the crank. No timing belt or chain, just gears that
>> mesh.
>>> 
>>> Mark
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Dave Mcneely wrote:
>>>> so, another dumb question:  Is replacing the timing belt something that
>> I need to do at some particular mileage on my 2.1 waterboxer?  Or are there
>> symptoms that I would notice and go from there?   It has about 50K miles on
>> a rebuild according to paperwork the previous owner provided to me.
>>>> 
>>>> mcneely
>>>> 
>> 
>> --
>> David McNeely
>>