[Vwdiesel] timing tension

[Terry Briggs]

The main thing is I don't know when the belt was changed on either 
engine. The po did say regular maintenance was done, but you know how 
that goes. the engine I'm dropping in has about a 100k less miles than 
the one I'm pulling {which has 270k} I was hoping to break the 300k 
mark before tearing it down. Changing the belt on the donor is just a 
matter of course, it's sat a few years and I wouldn't trust the belt to 
get me out of the driveway. Safer to change it and know. I will say 
this, you all are great ! more good advice here than a whole shelf of 
bentleys !
On Nov 1, 2007, at 10:58 AM, Bryan Belman wrote:

> That would about get any VW head hooked on diesel.
>
> Cool story.
> I bet the owner was just as blown away!!!!
>
> --- LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 10/31/2007 4:15:08 PM Pacific
>> Daylight Time,
>> tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net writes:
>>
>>> In fact, the amount your belt stretches over it's
>> life will affect the
>>> timing more than this. And, I certainly don't
>> reste mine during the life of
>>> the belt. Don't recall VW or Audi recommending
>> this either.
>>
>>   Been a long time but I THINK there is a maintence
>> interval
>> for setting timing in between belt replacements.  At
>> least on
>> the 1.5, 1.6 diesels.  Worst one I saw had 138K
>> miles on the
>> never-been-touched car.  Belt was slappy!  New
>> injectors,
>> some glow plugs, a new T-belt and a couple hard
>> starts later
>> and it was as happy as any other diesel I'd worked
>> on at the
>> dealer!  That was about when I decided I REALLY
>> wanted one!
>>      Loren
>>
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>
> Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
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