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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:58 pm
by Ryss
Do not know what arrangement you have on the main drive on the crank, but I have had the situation where the key of this pulley broke. It was cast into the pulley and is made front soft pewter like material. As a result the valve timing was off. I was battling to get the car to run until the pulley moved again and I lost compression. Then it was easy easy to spot the problem. I think this may be more likely cause, than a belt jumping a tooth or two.
Another bit of news is that there is a new dyno in Tokia owned by Mace Service Centre. 082 7884531.
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:10 pm
by vader
oh cool...
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:03 am
by SUZIE
HI Ryss
No this one realy jump as tooth, if you did see the condition of the belt you would have agreed, about 15 teeth were gone on it, that was a origenal VW factory fitted belt and the engine had just over 240 thousend on the clock.
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:11 am
by Merlin
Excuse the possibly daft question, but aren't cars tuned for their location?
ie: a Dyno'd car on the highveld will react differently to one at the coast?
N.
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:21 am
by SUZIE
Yes Nic it does, what the guys does is they know what is the settings +/- for the coast , so they set there equipment and have some factors to play with, but the thing is i am not at the coast aswell, I am half way between the coast and the highveld
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:28 am
by Merlin
Sweet; thanks Suz'.
Newcastle is a little lower down though, afaik

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:44 am
by SUZIE
Yes we are lower than JHB ara but i am alot higher than the coast area, that is why i prefer to do my cars at the highveld area. You wont believe it, VW in Newcastl edoes Dyno tuning for there clients, gese where do they do it?
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:57 am
by SUZIE
hi Bugger
I will be in Jetpark this coming friday, They unfortunatly cant help me on saturday, so i booked the car for friday, hope we can still meet some were up, i have put under events a post of hoping to have a gatering in either JHB or Pretoria this weekend, will love to meet the okes up there
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:59 am
by Chris
Bugger goois a lekker braai.lol