[s-cars] Serpantine belt breaking the timimg belt

[Kneale Brownson]

My guess would be the weight factor.  And maybe something to do with
driving the water pump.

At 09:37 AM 6/21/2004 -0400, Eric_R_Kissell at whirlpool.com wrote:
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>"Calvin & Diana Craig" <calvinlc at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>Of course all this would be solved if the damn manufacturer wasn't too
>cheap
>>to use a chain or timing gears in the first place.
>
>Which opens the door for a debate as to why Audi (& Volkswagen) chose a
>timing belt rather than a chain or gears.
>
>What are the advantages of a timing belt over other options?
>
>What are the disadvantages of a timing belt over other options?
>
>In my job that we have to balance all of the design criteria and cost is
>only one consideration. Has Audi chosen the timing belt alternative for any
>reason other than cost? Is the cost actually less than other alternatives?