Thanks Chris, but now you've done it... given me an excuse to put the job
off longer. Maybe I should at least move that belt from the shelf to the
trunk of the Jetta, so I have it with me when I get stuck by the side of
the road... :-)

btw - it's the 2.0, I was waaaay too cheep to spring for the extra $4K to
drive away from the showroom with with a VR6,

tim.. '97 jettas wont bend valves if you break the TB.  the only engine
>offered in '97 on the mk3's was the 2.0 8v or the Vr6,  neither of which is an
>interference engine... i think the TDI is an interference engine, though...
>
>chris