[urq] Water Pump and Timing Belt was "help"

Wed Jan 26 10:42:28 EST 2005

Yes, the WX is in interference engine. Ask me how i know :)

Bob

Ingo Rautenberg wrote:

>OK, you've got me guessing now.  I'm not sure.  I will have to investigate.
>I guess I assumed because of the 7:1 ratio that it would not be, but you
>know what they say about assuming anything... ;-)
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>Plus the TB on my '84 is overdue...
>
>Ingo
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>
>To: <urq at audifans.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:46 AM
>Subject: Re: [urq] Water Pump and Timing Belt was "help"
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>>Is that true?  Is the WX truly non-interference?
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>>I was assuming on the safe side and have bought the requisite parts,
>>but I have soooo many other things I need to do before I spend time on
>>a t-belt job on the urq I'd love to be able to move it to the bottom
>>of the list for now.  The belt looks very good still, although ever
>>since my turbo coolant line leak on the way to Park City, the water
>>pump complains once in a while.
>>
>>How about the NG motor in my CGT?  It's the high compression 10:1
>>motor.  Interference or non?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Ed
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Ingo Rautenberg" <i.rautenberg at waratap.com>
>>To: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>; "Andrew B"
>><andrew.sb at gmail.com>; <urq at audifans.com>
>>Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 4:41 PM
>>Subject: Re: [urq] Water Pump and Timing Belt was "help"
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>>>I might add, worst case scenario is that if the belt does break,
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>>this is a
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>>>non-interference (i.e: low compression) motor.  So you wouldn't have
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>>to
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>>>worry about bent valves like you would with the v8 32v or 20v turbo
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>>motors
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>>>:-)
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>>>Are they sure the head didn't warp (hope not).  Stock K26 or
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>>water-cooled
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>>>K24?
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>>>Good luck.
>>>
>>>Ingo
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>
>>>To: "Andrew B" <andrew.sb at gmail.com>; <urq at audifans.com>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 3:45 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [urq] Water Pump and Timing Belt was "help"
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>>>>well to do the TB, IIRC, you have to also take off the pulley, a
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>>PITA IMO.
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>>>>But $300?  drive on over there and take a look at the TB yourself
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>>and see
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>>>if
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>>>>it looks dry or cracked or anything.  I bet you're fine.  If the
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>>PO was
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>>>>meticulous, then he likely replaced it around 60k, so you have
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>>time.  If
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>>>he
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>>>>did it early around 50k you still have time.  If it's not
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>>something you've
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>>>>done before - hook up with a local Lister if possible who is
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>>familiar with
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>>>>it and do it together - just my thought.
>>>>
>>>>Brandon
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>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>From: "Andrew B" <andrew.sb at gmail.com>
>>>>To: <urq at audifans.com>
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:34 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [urq] Water Pump and Timing Belt was "help"
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>>>>>Thanks all for being so helpful.
>>>>>
>>>>>Right now i'm looking at roughly 450 for the water pump and the
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>>labor
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>>>>>to do it.  He wants 750 to do the timing belt while he's in
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>>there.
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>>>>>The guy is a dick, however, as judging by the bentley manual
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>>(yes I
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>>>>>have one) the timing belt is right there, and shouldn't be
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>>impossible
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>>>>>to throw a new one on, plus doing the timing, which could add an
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>>hour
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>>>>>or so.  Right now I just told him to put the new water pump in,
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>>but he
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>>>>>hasn't gotten to the tb yet, so I don't know what shape it's in.
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>>I
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>>>>>told him the PO installed one not too long ago, just because I
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>>can't
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>>>>>afford the extra $300 right now.
>>>>>
>>>>>Frustrated.
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