<VV> Yenko Vega Saga..sound familiar?

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In a message dated 1/27/2006 4:36:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
rgubser at zoomtown.com writes:

> A friend of mine (now deceased) bought a new Yenko Vega in 1971,  bright 
> blue with a black interior. It was a great-looking car that mechanically was a 
> piece of junk. Every time he drove it there was a 50% chance it would be 
> brought home by a wrecker. The cam drive belt kept flying off, even if the car 
> was being driven in moderate fashion. I suspect Yenko had milled the head and 
> had upset the cam drive geometry as a result.  After about a year and a half 
> he just parked the car outdoors at his parents' house and it was still there 
> when he died in the late 1980's. It was subsequently sold by his estate and I 
> never saw it again.
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Ralph!  have you ever looked at a Vega engine?  Like ours...NOT TOO 
TIGHT....the waterpump was the belt tensioner......waterpump bearings are not 
precision...and  can take the torsional loads of the alternator, etc...but not the 
Valvetrain....

Your buddy was a typical American motorist.....trusted the DEALER... or any 
Glitzy Auto Repair Shop...most likely.......who just kept putting a new belt on 
the OLD Adjustment...........his loss...and he wasn't alone..........how many 
times have we heard horror stories about our Vairs....and snicker at how 
easily they could've been fixed..RIGHT???


Matt Nall / Patiomatt / WCUH / Mr. DeckRug
69 Monza Cpe., 66 Monza vert, 65 Crown v8 Cpe.
Somewhere between Reno, NV and Coos Bay, Or.