[urq] urq Digest, Vol 43, Issue 31 (MC Head on WX engine question)

Wed May 30 12:53:01 EDT 2007

3B head on a WR or WX block?  This intrigues me, Claus.  Are you  
running 3B ECU, then or???

Ingo

On May 30, 2007, at 11:55 AM, Claus Vegener wrote:

> I have seen that picture but choose a bit more easy approch when I  
> placed a
> 3B head on my ur-quattro WR block 1983.
> Instead of welding  I molded with chemical metal from Lochtite,  
> which can
> take 150 deg C, just a flat area on the side top of the block.
> An inch deep too to support.
> Did not made it oval because an inch deeper the canal is round -  
> and the
> canal is only used when warming up.
> I have not run much with that still but it seems to work. I have  
> used the
> same metal to repair a hole from a bent rod at the side of  a 3B  
> and that is
> 50.000 km ago.
> The reason for not filling up the head with some aluminum was the  
> problem
> with the gasket where I use a S6 or new type 3B metal gasket.
> The gasket have the oval hole too.
> Claus
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>
> To: "'Alan Pemberton'" <alan_pemberton at telus.net>; "'Roman'"
> <klodzko at hotmail.com>; <urq at audifans.com>
> Cc: "'leszekf'" <leszekf at sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 5:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [urq] urq Digest, Vol 43,Issue 31 (MC Head on WX engine
> question)
>
>
>> Okay so if that person built up some metal to enlarge a hole on  
>> the block,
>> conversely someone could just add aluminum to fill a hole (make  
>> smaller -
>> not eliminate) on the head.
>>
>> Brandon
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Alan Pemberton [mailto:alan_pemberton at telus.net]
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:27 PM
>> To: Brandon Rogers; 'Roman'; urq at audifans.com
>> Cc: 'leszekf'
>> Subject: Re: [urq] urq Digest, Vol 43,Issue 31 (MC Head on WX engine
>> question)
>>
>> Brandon
>>
>> The link you posted a while ago was
>> http://www.motorgeek.com/phpBB2/v/quattro87/
>> but it isn't working any longer, at least for me.
>>
>> I kept small resolution pictures from this page.  All the work was  
>> done on
>> the WX block and no work on the MC head.  Weld was added to built  
>> up the
>> area between 1 and 2 cylinders on the dip-stick side of the  
>> block.  The
>> circular hole in the WX block was then machined to match the oval  
>> shape of
>> the corresponding passage in the MC head.
>>
>> I can sent the pictures I have to anyone interested - please  
>> contact me
>> off-list.
>>
>> Alan Pemberton
>> 85 urq
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>
>> To: "'Roman'" <klodzko at hotmail.com>; <urq at audifans.com>
>> Cc: "'leszekf'" <leszekf at sbcglobal.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 7:54 AM
>> Subject: Re: [urq] urq Digest, Vol 43,Issue 31 (MC Head on WX engine
>> question)
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> There is a thread at Motorgeek where somebody posted up pics of  
>>> what you
>> do
>>> to convert an MC head for use on WX block.  I don't know the  
>>> thread title
>>> but I doublt it would be tough to find.  I think JP Chaplen found  
>>> the
>> thread
>>> not long ago and maybe he can chime in with the title or  
>>> something...
>>>
>>> Brandon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Roman
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 10:08 AM
>>> To: urq at audifans.com
>>> Cc: leszekf
>>> Subject: [urq] urq Digest, Vol 43, Issue 31 (MC Head on WX engine
>> question)
>>>
>>> I have a question regarding replacing original WX head with MC  
>>> head. My
>>> friend just did that, few weeks ago (by some mechanic who seems  
>>> to know
>> this
>>> type of car) and now he is having problems with "low oil  
>>> pressure" light.
>>> When the engine is cold (first few minutes of running) everything is
>> working
>>> fine, than "oil pressure light" goes ON.
>>> Car is setting in the garage, my friend is afraid to drive and  
>>> mechanic
>>> is
>>> "gone" (moved to different city or something).
>>> What could be wrong? Wrong "head" gasket? Or it could be  
>>> something else.
>>> What needs to be done in order to fix this problem? Both of us  
>>> are new to
>>> the "URQ" forum and we don't have any experience with these cars...
>>>
>>> We need help, and we don't know anyone who knows these cars or  
>>> engines.
>>>
>>> Thanks for all your help..
>>> Roman Waksmundzki
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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