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Re: (OT) (Rant) Dead Jetta :( -AKA Regular maintenance doesn't pay.
The shop screwed up with timing belt????? They HAVE to liable for the
damage then!!
FIGHT!! (unless you did the belt yourself...)
Brad
>From: CATHERINE BOYKO <losinit@usa.net>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: (OT) (Rant) Dead Jetta :( -AKA Regular maintenance doesn't pay.
>Date: 21 Mar 2001 19:39:43 EST
>
>Well, bad day for me. The 87 turbo diesel Jetta, my first VW is dead.
>Likely
>problem is contact betwen the valve(s) and the piston, due to my insistance
>on
>having the timing belt changed (and it looked okay). Problem was I didn't
>take
>it to the dealer and the timing was set up wrong. Body is bad so not worth
>much work, but a head may be an option if the piston looks okay, it runs at
>low revs and spews exhaust out the intake. So now the insurance co. will
>want
>us to insure him on one of the other three, all very high premiums. But
>there
>is an 8V Scirocco for sale nearby that sounds decent, how does insurance
>compare with the 16V version , and what problems should I look for? Thanks
>for
>your pity in advance!
>
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