[Vwdiesel] Belts

[Travis Gottschalk]

One thing to remember is not only does a belt get longer (stretches) but it also gets thinner which makes it sit deeper in the v-belt groove causing it to be even looser. A new one will be wide and unstretched again. As with the Conti belt I have one that I put in the trash (but haven't emptied it) as it said made in Mexico and I am worried about it not lasting as I have heard rumors that they have had timing belt failures with them. I hate to through a new belt away as I bought it (can't remember from where) and found out it was that. I have another belt that was made in Germany and it has a different part number. Says it works on the 1.9 D, TD and TDI. So wouldn't that also work on a 1.6 D. I compared the belts and they appeared the same size in length, width and tooth spacing. The german one feels better and has better teeth to it (the conti one has little notches in the teeth and the german one doesn't. Also, how hard it is to replace a leaking seal on the injection pump input shaft? Brother and I both have the same issue. Brother never had his pump worked on in 4 years and it now leaking. My pump was rebuilt at parts place in 07 but I know there quality isn't the greatest on the pumps and they even had to change re builders due to quality. I am hoping the bushing/bearing end isn't wore from the belt too tight or something. Don't really have the money to dump into that truck when I can't haul my kid wife and myself in it but it is a good thing to haul things and incase I am wrenching on another car.

For those interested the Colt Cam is almost here. Brother prepaid and should get one mid march. I am going to get one for my BEW engined Golf as well since both our cams are on there way out. 

The injector issue that was brought up-water can destroy the injector fast. It flash boils the injector tip and explodes basically. Some industrial JD equipment have had there tip of the injector totally blow off. In the smaller sense the water will at least inlarge the injector spray holes with each flash boil causing it to spit rather then spray. 

Travis G