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On 4 Sep 2002, at 10:01, Greg Merritt wrote: > I bet that more than 99% of Type IIIs are running around without > the little rubber plug that's supposed to go in the timing viewing hole. > Nobody seems to worry about this. What, then, is the big deal if you have > a couple of similarly-sized holes for an additional belt to pass through? > Heck, plug up your timing hole at the same time, and there would be little > net difference. All mine have the timing plug in there, but I agree with you. Most owners have never seen one of these plugs. > I like the idea of the cooling system being all sealed up, of > course. However, Conventional Wisdom (heh) doesn't seem to care one whit > about a hole if you call it a timing hole, but folks get all freaked out > if you say that a hole or two is for an air conditioner... Remember that the AC belt requires 2 holes for the belt, as well as a slot between them so you can get the belt in there. Alternatively, you can cut the slots out to the bellows seating area, but either way it's more open space. The slots could (and should!) be sealed with duct tape, but I suspect that the percentage of AC type 3s with sealed slots is about the same as the percentage of type 3s with timing plugs. Whatever you do, every leak in this area is hard on the engine. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/