[Vwdiesel] random TDI bits and pieces question

[TexasTDI]

What part of Texas do you hail from?  I'm in the Tyler area (East Texas).  I
hardly drive the Jetta during the summer for the same reason, no A/C.  }:-(

Christopher J. Thornton
1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 242k miles
2000 VW Golf 1.9TDI (turbo diesel) - 109k miles
AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shalyn Shourds" <sshourds at flash.net>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 7:42 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] random TDI bits and pieces question


> I'm finally gathering momentum on reassembling the 2000 TDI.  I'm pretty
> close to sticking the head back on and found that in one of the head
> bolt holes in the block, there was a little piece of steel rolled up to
> a tube about 3/8" in diameter and about an inch long.  I'm guessing it's
> an alignment pin for the head and block.  Since I got it back from the
> shop disassembled and in cardboard boxes (not a recommended method), I
> only got one of those things.  Anybody know if there are only two (I
> know there has to be at least two) of those or one for every hole or
> what?  If they're even needed at all?  The dealer sort of just looked at
> me with a dull glaze and we couldn't find anything in ETKA like it.
> Bentley does show a couple of pins that I don't know much about, but I
> can't tell much from the line diagram.
>
> Apparently, there's also some genius trick to getting two of the oil pan
> bolts out.  Magical flexible allen key?
>
> One other random question, after I clean out the bolt holes and clean
> the crud off the top of the block, should I de-grease or just leave the
> film of oil on it?
>
> Gotta get it fixed sometime as the a/c in the '85 went terminal and it's
> still way too hot in Texas to go a/c free.  Great sauna, lousy date car.
>
> -Shalyn