SV: Will I bend the valves?

["Roland Johansson" <scirocco@mail.bip.net>]

Some 8V motors is non-interference motors, in other words pistons and valves will not hit each other.

All VW 16 valves motors and several 8 valves motors will kill at least some valves if the timing belt breaks.

Roland Johansson, Swedish Viking
Scirocco 1,6l RSi -82
Http://hem.passagen.se/toker

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Från: Aaron Ness <Aaron@makuta.com>
Till: 'scirocco' <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Skickat: den 12 augusti 1999 16:28
Ämne: Will I bend the valves?


> I've gotten conflicting information on this subject.  If my timing belt
> breaks on my 8V engine, will I smash things?  I've heard that the 8V engines
> won't be a problem, but that the 16V will.  I've also heard that either
> engine will be a problem.  What's the list concensus?
> 
> Aaron



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