No problem. Just be glad you don't have to deal with it. On the vanagon,
timing belt replacement is easy. On my Jetta with the same engine, I'll
probably sell the car before that time comes around.

Jim

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> 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
> > >
>
> --
> David McNeely
>