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bent valves?

I must be a lucky bastard, retimed everything, and it started....


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeffrey Lowe" <scirocco16v_1986@yahoo.com>
To: <Scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: bent valves?


> I have one of the "very rare" non-bent valve instances
> of a timing belt snap. Happened on the way to work
> three years ago, heard a snap and then a whizzing
> noise, then DAMN!! Engine shuts down, WTF!? Coast off
> to the side of the road, try to restart, nothing. When
> I told everybody about the snapped timing belt they
> all had the same response, "your valves are probably
> toast", but nope.
> 
> Later...
> 
> --- Captnbr@aol.com wrote:
> > roclist@accessconsulting.ca writes:
> > 
> > > Are my valves toast?
> > 
> > yuppers they are, most likely although I have heard
> > on a very rare occasion no damage from belt snapage.
> >  Do a compression check on each cylinder to tell for
> > sure.  Good luck
> > 
> > Brian 86 16v
> > 98 Jetta Vr6
> 
> 
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