Date:         Sun, 4 Dec 1994 07:32:15 -0600 (CST)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@lenti>
Subject:      Re: Timing Belts

On Fri, 2 Dec 1994, William Abbott wrote:
> David Kao writes:
> 
> > The funny thing is I never need to replace
> > timing belts from any of my VWs and Volvos. But isn't it a sound recommendation
> > that all Accords replace timing belts at 65kmile or be prepared for new 
> > engines?
> 
> 	David, if indeed you've got nothing but gasoline Vanagons and
> used to own bugs, then timing belts aren't an issue. If you have a diesel
> Vanagon or any boxer water pumper, that ol' belt *DOES* need to be changed
> every 50-65K miles. And VWs, unlike, say Toyotas, will break the engine
> if the belt fails.

There's no timing belt in MY vanagon. The horizontally opposed 4 VWs all
have pushrods.  The deisel as I see in my manual is a straight 4 with a 
long twisted timing belt.  The newer vws - front engine types - may 
have timing belts -- I don't know, but generalizations are dangerous.


--
Gerry '84 1.9L wasserboxer
Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U of MN Med School Admin 6-5379