[Vwdiesel] what is it ?

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/23/2002 7:45:59 PM Pacific Standard Time,
gbangs at cfl.rr.com writes:

> I've also heard that these engines have a tendency to blow head gaskets
>  because of the long aluminum head. Also, oil starvation in cyls #1 and 2
>  due to the longer oil gallery to them. Go to 'Swedish Bricks' and look
>  at their diesel info. for possible engine endurance issues.
>
  Seems odd that 1 and 2 would suffer oil starvation since it has the
crank nose driven, gear oil pump.  It's closest to 1 and 2 and is generally
considered a much better pump than we have on the 4's.  It also costs
about $250 at discount!  The water pump is like Audi 5 cylinder rather
than the 4's as well.  I originally suspected those long heads would be
more likely to warp and blow gaskets but the one I rebuilt had the
cleanest sealing surfaces I've ever seen on any of these engines.  It
had 99K on it.
     Loren