Re: [8V] Lower Timing Belt Cover

["Smokinn" <smokinn@sbceo.k12.ca.us>]

Hmmm.....I would suggest that you leave it on if you live somewhere that
rains a lot.  Mr. Meze leaves in sunny San Diego.  Where it never rains.
:-)  Just my 2 cents.  Most of the time it doesn't account for crap.  :-)

Penny
http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/7808/smokinn2.html
87 Scirocco 16v
85 Mustang GT 5.0L


- -----Original Message-----
From: Wm. Josiah Erikson <josiah@gsinet.net>
To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Saturday, September 26, 1998 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: [8V] Lower Timing Belt Cover


>Whenever I change a timing belt, if it's an 8v and I own it, I leave the
timing
>belt covers off... both of 'em... never had a problem with it. Shawn
Meze'll tell
>you the same thing, I think.
>    -Josiah
>    '84 GTi
>    '86 Scirocco (for sale)
>    '87 QSW
>    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah
>    lots of VW parts and other stuff for sale at:
>    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah/forsale/forsale.html
>
>Gregory Davis wrote:
>
>> Hi all!
>>
>> Just wondered if anyones had problems due to leaving off the lower timing
>> belt cover.  I think I've heard several people mention they don't have
the
>> timing belts covers on, and assume they mean all of them.  I got
>> frustrated taking the lower one off, so it came off in several pieces
>> <grin>.
>>
>> So, should I spend the cash/time and put the lower one back on?  Or just
>> forget about it?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Greg :)
>>
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