[Vwdiesel] More Dasher?

[James Hansen]

The compelling reason to replace the timing cover occurs when driving, a 
stone hops up from the wheelwell enters the belt area, shreds the timing 
belt, and the engine makes an expensive noise.

I've seen a few VW's running around without the timing cover over the 
years.  For the two minutes it takes to install the cover, why not use 
it?  Or did you forget to install the lower one before the pulleys went on?
-james

William J Toensing wrote:
> Went out to look for a leak with my pressure setup, using a mixture of soap & water in a spray bottle, I found a pinhole leak in the header tank edge of the radiator where it is soldered to the radiator. Sealed it with super glue. Put the battery back in & this time, vola, it started & ran, missing & uneven at first, then more smoothly as I assume, the air was purged from the fuel system.
> I have not replaced the timing belt cover & probably won't unless there is a compelling reason to do so. I like to see if every thing is working OK. Will then take it out for a test ride, let it cool down & retorque the head.
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