Tdijarhead
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- Joined
- Nov 10, 2013
- Location
- Lawrenceville PA
- TDI
- 2003 TDI Jetta Daughters Car, 2001 TDI Beetle, Wife’s car, 2005 Golf TDI Mine, all 5 spds
My daughter needs a new (er) car, I found a 2003 Jetta with a broken belt. In our area cars in good shape this old are hard to find, because we’re in the rust belt.
I often look at Craigslist just to see what’s out there and I spotted a green Jetta that had come from Colorado about 5 years ago. Unless someone knows otherwise the seller told me Colorado doesn’t use road salt just sand. I’ve been to Colorado but never in the winter so I’m going by what he told me. At any rate it’s in good shape body wise.
322k miles, 5spd, I told him I wouldn’t even have looked at it if it was an automatic.
It has a case of the disappearing timing belt. I have only pulled the top cover and even with a flashlight there is no belt to be found. I suspect it’s wrapped around the crank. The seller said it had 140k on that belt.
I have the engine out of my old Golf that I’m planning on transplanting. Never having delt with a broken belt before, I have a question, I was going to line the injection pump up this morning but it doesn’t want to turn more than an inch or so in either direction. I did not force it with any kind of wrench, I only used my hands and not a lot of pressure at that.
Should I just put a wrench on it and turn it ? Or do I have a more serious problem?
I often look at Craigslist just to see what’s out there and I spotted a green Jetta that had come from Colorado about 5 years ago. Unless someone knows otherwise the seller told me Colorado doesn’t use road salt just sand. I’ve been to Colorado but never in the winter so I’m going by what he told me. At any rate it’s in good shape body wise.
322k miles, 5spd, I told him I wouldn’t even have looked at it if it was an automatic.
It has a case of the disappearing timing belt. I have only pulled the top cover and even with a flashlight there is no belt to be found. I suspect it’s wrapped around the crank. The seller said it had 140k on that belt.
I have the engine out of my old Golf that I’m planning on transplanting. Never having delt with a broken belt before, I have a question, I was going to line the injection pump up this morning but it doesn’t want to turn more than an inch or so in either direction. I did not force it with any kind of wrench, I only used my hands and not a lot of pressure at that.
Should I just put a wrench on it and turn it ? Or do I have a more serious problem?