[urq] She's back....

[Brandon Rogers]

To add to Thatcher - yeah if you need to just repalce the HG, you could do
the "sneek and pray" as Justy calls it - I had to do that a few years back
when a newly installed HG was somehow damaged don't ask.  But I'd be
concerned about whether the head warped or not....and I don't know how you
can tell  - I guess you just wait and see if you have signs of HG failure
down the road???

keep us posted..

Brandon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thatcher Hubbard" <thatcher.hubbard at gmail.com>
To: "Urq List" <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] She's back....


> The engine on these will be noisy:  Unless someone has done some
> undocumented mods to yours, it has a solid lifter head.  I had the
> valves (and everything else top-end related) done on mine a few months
> ago and the valves are still louder than those on an MC engine with a
> hydraulic head.  Mine also has some belt squeal at or near idle that
> has never gone away, despite changing the belts and using belt
> dressing.
>
> Mine has never run particularly smoothly either.  It used to worry me,
> but I've done so much work on the internal parts of the engine at this
> point that I doesn't any longer.  I think many of us are used to
> driving engines with 4 valves per cylinder and or SEFI and or tuned
> for smooth running.
>
> As far as overheating damage goes:  You'll probably have to keep a
> sharp eye on it.  Doing a head gasket on these engines is not
> difficult in concept, but it requires removing a lot of stuff from the
> engine bay.  It turned out to be the first big job I'd done on this
> particular car, but I had done one on a MC engine a few years ago too.
>  On the other hand, the cost of the parts to do it is not terrible (I
> got a gasket set and new bolts for under $200 IIRC), and if you
> replace the gasket and get the head decked at a machine shop, you
> won't have to worry about it.
>
> On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:20:09 -0500, Andrew B <andrew.sb at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Well I got my car back from the mechanic today.  She runs!  But the
> > final bill came out to 738...I ended up having the Tbelt done.  All in
> > all...do the timing belt and water pump before you have a problem
> > (note to self).
> >
> > Now, how should I proceed?  That is to say, what should I look out
> > for, or what precautions should I take with the new parts on my car?
> > Any, or is she ready to go, right now?  The is a small amount of noise
> > and/or roughness coming from the engine...I don't know if it's the new
> > belts, the adjustment on those belts, or perhaps the engine itself.
> > What should I be looking/listening for in terms of possible damage
> > that occurred inside the engine?  I asked the shop owner (just to be
> > sure) if there was any damage to the head, and he said I wouldn't be
> > able to tell for a couple months.  If there were damage (ie head
> > gasket, warped head) wouldn't steam or coolant be coming from the
> > engine, and more specifically from the bottom of the head?  Is there
> > any way of telling if there's internal damage, or if there were
> > internal damage, would it matter?
> >
> > Anyways, at least that's over.  She seems to still pull strong and
> > reach full boost, but I haven't driven her much at all.  I plan on a
> > little jaunt this evening if possible.
> >
> > Hopefully you can quell my fears, and I thank you all for your
> > advice....again...
> >
> > -Andrew
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