[V8] operating with timing belt cover off?

[Tony and Lillie]

Subject: Re: [V8] operating with timing belt cover off?


>
> When I use to ice race a Rabbit GTI the timing belt would come off if you 
> hit a snow bank !! Because the 1.8 engine / valve train was not close 
> tolerance , you would end up putting the belt back on and re-timing.  So I 
> agree with Ron , you should have the belt well covered. cheers superdave
>
>


Reminds me of when I picked up a rental car years ago. I was the maintenance 
guy for a small fleet (about thirty cars). Customer stated the power 
steering just quit working. Yea, right. They drove it into a snowbank and 
knocked the serpentine belt off. Bent the tensioner as well. "I don't know 
what happened, I was just driving along"

Tony