last night i was at drag raceing with my friend and he was next to go and when he took of his timing belt snaped and shatered 3 of his valves and he blew his engine too. only one of the conecting rods got bent it was a 1962 vw bug
2006-08-14 11:12:54 · 12 answers · asked by MICHELLE J 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
timing chain. and yes it can be fixed. if your friend has a '62 bug that is worth trying to drag race in he should have no trouble putting the new engine into it.
2006-08-14 11:21:24 · answer #1 · answered by justnotright 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless he has some weird engine swap (which might explain why he was drag racing it), a VW Bug shouldn't have a timing belt. It shouldn't even have a timing chain. Air-cooled Volkswagen motors use a gear driven camshaft.
If this is not an engine swap, your friend is either pulling your leg or a very inept mechanic. If it's the latter, he shouldn't try fixing this himself.
2006-08-15 09:18:32 · answer #2 · answered by Mad Scientist Matt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You, my dear, are either lying or just being played. There is no timing belt on a '62 Bug.
....and who in their right mind would drag race anything on wheels in a '62 VW?
2006-08-14 18:22:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no timing belt on a 62 VW bug. End of story...
2006-08-14 18:17:55 · answer #4 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No ! Get your motor rebuilt or replace it. As far as the expense goes your better of replacing the motor. By the way a 62 bug has no timing belt.
2006-08-14 18:53:04 · answer #5 · answered by Knackers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it cracked his block its a bad deal. but yes you can fix anything most of the time
2006-08-14 18:17:27 · answer #6 · answered by Christian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he will need new velves, new con rod and new pistons and possibly a new head
2006-08-14 18:35:50 · answer #7 · answered by robertsearles17 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy a new motor and it will be fixed good luck
2006-08-14 18:17:04 · answer #8 · answered by paranoidandroid581 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep
2006-08-14 18:17:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it can but it will cost
2006-08-14 18:24:40 · answer #10 · answered by akadeimik 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋