Date:         Mon, 26 May 1997 09:16:52 +0200
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         zeidler@NTCNTG02DU.ntc.nokia.com (Zeidler Helmut NTC/Dusseld.)
Subject:      Re: Timing belt change frequency?



>Oh, on my *VANAGON*, eh?  I thought you meant on a real car.  Vanagons
>don't have fancy things like timing belts -- they have a gear-driven
>single camshaft with pushrods -- like all boxer VW's since 1938.  Well,
>they all do in the USA, because we've never been blessed with all the other
>engines that might need timing belt.  Anybody from South Africa want to
>answer this one for the 5-cylinder engine?

I can answer from Germany: The five cylinders have an overhead camshaft,
they need timing belts. Should be replaced every 90,000km.

Diesels have a camshaft, even in US, don't forget 'em.

Helmut
'80 Camper

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!

Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com

The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.