[Vwdiesel] Vanagon cover pictures

[mark shepherd]

Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] need TBC hardware...any ideas?



 This gives you some of the sizes...


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> Mark





> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Downes" <bobdownes at gmail.com>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 10:26 AM
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] need TBC hardware...any ideas?
>
>
>>
>> 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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