4KQ Timingbelt- Broken...

[VW FREAK]

well the belt broke at idle pulling out of a parking space, so I think that
it is probably okay.
Ken N
1979 Scirocco 8V 2.0 Transplant in Progress
1985 Audi 4000 S Quattro <-- 383,000 miles and still going!!!
1989 Jetta Carat GLI 8V STR-4 <--2001 NCAC STR CHAMP
1991 Kawasaki Ninja 600R
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Green" <jeg1976 at yahoo.com>
To: "VW FREAK" <farmracer at mindspring.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: 4KQ Timingbelt- Broken...


>
> --- Marc Swanson <mswanson at mswanson.com> wrote:
> > > is this an interference engine?
> >
> > nope
> >
> > > Cause the timing belt broke today. 5 days
> > > before the appointment to have it fixed. Just
> > wondering what level of
> > > screwed I am at.
> >
> >
> > Should be ok.  there is still a very small chance
> > you could have had
> > valve/piston contact.  I've heard a few stories on
> > the list of this happening.
> >
>
> The only way you would have valve contact is if the
> belt had skipped before, and you drove it around long
> enough for some nasty carbon to build up on the
> pistons and valves.  Then you drove it around with
> high revs because it runs better like that, because of
> the skipped belt, and snap, your screwed, bent valves.
>
> =====
> Jim Green
> '89 90tq EFI
> http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html
>
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