[Vwdiesel] Broken belts... and boycotts

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/19/2003 10:11:35 PM Pacific Standard Time,
gbangs at cfl.rr.com writes:

> Broken belts will cause...
>
>  -Not belt valves, but broken valves. With corresponding bouncing of
>  these pieces within the cylinder(buggered piston tops and head surfaces)
>
>  -Broken camshaft
>
>  -Holed pistons(see above)
>
>  -Bent rods
>
>  I'm sure there is more damage elsewhere.
>
>  However, I've read stories of those who escaped ANY damage!  You won't
>  really know until you take it apart.
>
  I've worked one and had several.  One time I got lucky and had no damage.
Generally there are 3 to 7 bent valves.  The lifter buckets or likely
hydraulic
lifters, if so equipped, on those bent valves, are almost always damaged
as well.  I've seen one cam break from it.  The one dropped valve I've
encountered had nothing to do with the belt.  It just broke.  :(  I've always
been able to reuse the pistons, rods, head and usually the cam.  Figure
on valves, guides, some lifter buckets and the shims get smudged too.
It could be worse or a little better.  One would expect rods to bend and
they never seem to.  STOUT bottom ends on these things!  :)
     Loren