The Pathfinder (VW) diesel is a single overhead cam design, so it needs a belt or chain to drive the camshaft off the crankshaft.
Most diesels use pushrods and the camshaft is in the block, not in the cylinder head. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Neil Andersen via CnC-List Sent: Friday, July 31, 2020 1:11 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Neil Andersen <neil.eric.ander...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Timing Belt What are you timing? A diesel doesn't have spark plugs and the valves are on a cam shaft. Neil Andersen 1982 C&C 32 Rock Hall, MD 21661 _____ Subject: Re: Stus-List Timing Belt To my knowledge all yanmar engines are gear driven. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 11:48 Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: Kubota based marine engines are also gear driven. On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 10:44 AM Sam Salter via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: Rob, The 2GMF timing is gear driven. There is no timing belt to change.
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