Thanks for these responses.  I probably knew this at one time, but ignorance can keep coming back for some of us.  Thanks again, mcneely

---- mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
> Martin has a VW diesel engine, which is an inline overhead cam engine.
> It uses a timing belt but VW wbx engines don't. The wbx engine is a
> push-rod engine and the cam is adjacent to the crankshaft and driven by
> a timing gear on the crank. No timing belt or chain, just gears that mesh.
>
> Mark
>
>
> Dave Mcneely wrote:
> > so, another dumb question:  Is replacing the timing belt something that I need to do at some particular mileage on my 2.1 waterboxer?  Or are there symptoms that I would notice and go from there?   It has about 50K miles on a rebuild according to paperwork the previous owner provided to me.
> >
> > mcneely
> >

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David McNeely