[Vwdiesel] more qestions "81 rabbit

[James Hansen]

Good you got them out.  They can be a real bearcat.

Are you sure that the coolant didn't come from the block heater?  If the
seal between it and the block is failing, as in the little metal bits that
do the holding in of said plug from behind are failing, then it will weep.
Be sure about this. A weepy block heater is going to fail, just as you are
pulling up that long grade in the middle of Nowhere Nevada, and drop all the
coolant on the ground, warp a head, blow a headgasket, etc, etc.

Timing belt should be just snug enough so you can slide it back and forth
across the grooves on the injection pump sprocket, with moderate effort.
The engine grows a bit when hot, so it will get tighter when the engine is
warm.  Don't twist the belt, wrong application.

-James

>
> Thanks for the responses about the crank pulley bolts.  They're
> out!!  But I
> did notice that on the back of the block just below my heater plug is
> another hole and it had a drop of coolant sitting on it ready to
> drip.  What
> is this hole??  Should I be concerned??  Also does anyone know
> how to check
> the tension on the timing belt??  My book just states to use this VW tool
> which I don't have or twist the belt between camshaft and fuel pump to 90
> degrees.  I just want to be sure the tension is correct... it is
> the timing
> belt.
>
> thanks
>
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