I know how you feel. I am planning on rebuilding the head on my 1.8 16v. The belt snapped also. I am hoping that the pistons are okay. I am also worried about the crank now as well. I guess I should just replace the whole engine with a 2.0L conversion. :)
On Sun, 13 Feb 2000 19:26:09 -0800 (PST) "Brandt D." <[email protected]> writes: >Great, now you guys got me all paranoid about the >timing belt snapping on my GTI :P...I dont know much >about the timing belt, can anyone explain a little on >how it works? Im still new to engine crap...hehe, >Thanks. > >Brandt > >--- [email protected] wrote: >> Luck is on my side today. 8 bent valves, the head >> isn't cracked, and the >> pistons are fine. Now, to make sure that the crank >> wasn't damaged by the >> loose gear... >> >> -Dave >> '91 GTX 16V >> _____________ >> List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com >> To remove yourself from this list, send mail to >> [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in >> the body of your message >> See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com >> Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org >> >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. >http://im.yahoo.com >_____________ >List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com >To remove yourself from this list, send mail to >[email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your >message >See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com >Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
