[Vwdiesel] Need a 1.6NA tb cover

David Cook vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com
Tue Apr 25 15:19:48 EDT 2006


I noticed that the cover on my Cabriolet engine had
what appeard to be a notch missing when I did the T
belt last weekend.

Must be normal.

David


--- Shawn Wright <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca> wrote:

> After looking at the ETKA again, it appears I might
> have the right cover, but 
> am missing the bracket for the mounting hole nearest
> the alternator (a piece 
> of U shaped metal with 3 bolt holes on "fingers").
> What confuses me is there 
> seems to be an area of belt left expose where the
> cover has a notch in the 
> lower left part. Is this normal?
> 
> On 24 Apr 2006 at 18:32, Roger Brown
> <r.c.brown at ieee.org> wrote:
> 
> > Area31 Research Facility wrote:
> > > When I built my VW diesel powered genset I
> started with a 1984, 1.6NA and
> > > after discovering it was baffed had to re and re
> it with a 1980, 1.5 that I
> > > was fortunate to obtain.  Indeed, the timing
> belt covers ARE different.  In my
> > > case the 1.5 has a cool looking metal cover that
> is secured with bolts. IIRC
> > > the 1.6 cover was mostly plastic and held on
> with metal snaps.
> > > 
> > > Rob
> > 
> > The covers on both my '81 and '82 (1.6D and 1.9D)
> are both the bolted on metal
> > style. There are 4 rubber grommets with metal
> inserts that bolt to the front and
> > back of the head, over by the alt. bracket and
> down at the bottom.
> > 
> > -- 
> >     Roger
> > 
> > 
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> 
> 
> Shawn Wright
> http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
> '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
> '82 Diesel Westy 1.6NA
> '85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA
> 
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David Cook
Red '86 Cabriolet Diesel Powered
Red '90 g60 Corrado 
Brown and White '78 Westy Campmobile "Bear"
and others in various states of disrepair
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