Q: I recently had to have a new water pump put in my 2005 VW Bug. At the same time, they replaced the timing belt. Twenty-three days later, I was stranded because the timing belt broke. After they ...

RAY: They might have. I'd have to say it's extremely unlikely that a broken crankshaft pulley would break the timing belt, though. It's possible ... if it broke in a jagged way and tore through ...