[Vwdiesel] need TBC hardware...any ideas?

[dieseltdi at verizon.net]

I have several of the TB covers and can check them for the metal  
inserts that go in the rubber grommets.  Hayden

>
>> Hello, list! first time poster here. I've had this little problem  
>> for some
>> time, hoping you volks can help me out:
>>
>> the vehicle: '83 vanagonL, '83 1.6TD from a quantum (CY engine)
>>
>> the problem: i'm missing almost all the little spacers to mount the  
>> timing
>> belt cover. the rubber grommets are readily available, but i've  
>> inquired far
>> and wide about the metal bits to no avail.
>>
>> the story:
>> the dude (supposedly he was a mechanic) who put the engine in left  
>> a legacy
>> of stupid little ...i'll call them learning opportunities. the well- 
>> meaning
>> friends of mine who got it from him tackled some projects, decided  
>> they
>> could not put the love into the van that it required,and passed it  
>> on to me.
>> they are not sure whether the hardware was there before they had  
>> the timing
>> done or not, but they exposed the belt themselves before it went to  
>> the
>> mechanic and no one made it clear to them that leaving the cover  
>> off of
>> these is not the best idea. by the time i got the van, that  
>> hardware was
>> looong gone.
>>
>> SO
>>
>> i would love to hear that someone here has a spare set on a parts  
>> motor that
>> they'd like to sell me, i would even be thrilled to have a picture  
>> of the
>> pieces and a description of where they go and how the cover is  
>> properly
>> mounted so i can make m'self a set. i tried stacking washers once,  
>> but i
>> couldnt get a satisfying result.
>> my slow crawl up the list has brought me to the valve cover gasket/ 
>> check cam
>> timing/replace timing belt/rebuilt injectors/fix internal IP  
>> pressure/etc.
>> phase, so i'd really like to protect my nice new belt.
>>
>> any advice/help is MUCH appreciated! thanks for being here, guys!  
>> community
>> is essential!
>>
>> -bob
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