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Offline 01664gti

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Re: snapped cambelt !!!
« Reply #20 on: 10 November 2008, 09:47 »
I have a 97 engine, 8v only done 76k. complete but minus w/pump yours for £50

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Re: snapped cambelt !!!
« Reply #21 on: 15 November 2008, 13:29 »
have you the gearbox?

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Re: snapped cambelt !!!
« Reply #22 on: 15 November 2008, 16:34 »
Right now know why belt snapped ..some garage put tensioner pully on back to front useless sods..so it never ever spun!! god knows how they tensioned it .I hate garages ..nearly all useless..anyway my mate who has never serviced anything, but was serviced just as he bought it.2 years 7000 miles later belt rubbed through only about 3mm thick!!.Not bad really 2 years no spinning pully !!! lots of rubber dust and rusty pully apart from where it rubbed... :nerd:

Offline Horney

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Re: snapped cambelt !!!
« Reply #23 on: 15 November 2008, 21:51 »
BLOODY HELL!

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Re: snapped cambelt !!!
« Reply #24 on: 15 November 2008, 23:31 »
Not bad really VW pretty reliable ...just goons out there to bugger it up !! :cry:

Offline MrBounce

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Re: snapped cambelt !!!
« Reply #25 on: 16 November 2008, 00:05 »
Right now know why belt snapped ..some garage put tensioner pully on back to front useless sods..so it never ever spun!! god knows how they tensioned it .I hate garages ..nearly all useless..anyway my mate who has never serviced anything, but was serviced just as he bought it.2 years 7000 miles later belt rubbed through only about 3mm thick!!.Not bad really 2 years no spinning pully !!! lots of rubber dust and rusty pully apart from where it rubbed... :nerd:

That's just shocking.  :shocked: Did you try a belt on it to see if it runs???


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Re: snapped cambelt !!!
« Reply #26 on: 16 November 2008, 14:32 »
in process...as per other post ..

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Re: snapped cambelt !!!
« Reply #27 on: 17 November 2008, 18:41 »
Oh well put belt on and timed it ..spins over.. no start good spark dont think there is any compression looks like head off ..