Re: Broken Timing belt: What should I do now?

["andkat" <forgotit1@home.com>]

.  What are the chances that the cams had all the valves
closed while your pistons were moving?  Not good, I'd say.

I'd say pretty much impossible.  As long as the valves are not fully
extended, you have a good chance of not doing any damage.  Like what happend
to my Jetta.

       Andy  1.9 '79

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Overholt <ioverholt@hotmail.com>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: 15 December, 2000 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: Broken Timing belt: What should I do now?


>You could try putting another belt on and see if it runs.  But I would
>recommend pulling the head and inspecting/rebuilding it.  Since you turned
>the engine over without the cams turning, I'd say you have a 99% chance
that
>the valves are bent.  What are the chances that the cams had all the valves
>closed while your pistons were moving?  Not good, I'd say.
>
>The silver lining to this cloud is you now have an opportunity to get
>headwork done.  I know, it's not in the budget, but...  You can remove any
>carbon buildup from the pistons, replace noisy lifters, get a nice port &
>polish job, etc.  Your bottom end should be solid.  Unless you find lots of
>wear on the cylinder walls, you don't need to rebuild the bottom end.  I
>know you need to get your car running again quickly, but you might want to
>consider renting a cheap car or borrowing a friend's/family member's car to
>buy you a couple of weeks so you can really do this right.  Or you can buy
>another car, and transfer all the good parts from your current car, then
>part out the rest.  Or you can just drop a whole different motor in.  You
>have a lot of options. GL!
>
>Ian Overholt
>'88 16v
>'78 Champagne Edition
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