[Vwdiesel] Rabbit droppings # 131 -- ( hagars ramblings from sick sick sickbay )

Mon Dec 6 14:39:13 EST 2004

Nice to be remembered. I am still kicking and learning something new all 
the time. Sure hope you get feeling better soon.  I don't have good news on 
my oil sucker/burner. A quick list of the things I tried from all the list 
suggestions are

Venting the CC to the VC all to the intake
Replaced the diaphragm type vacuum pump with a gear type
Adjusted pump timing both directions
Adjusted pump fueling both directions
Pulled the engine replaced rings, and bearings and tried to do break in per 
archives. The rings were way worn so I thought I was on to something.  Did 
nothing to the head at that time.
Oil guzzling and smoking continued so I pulled the head again and pistons 
to make triple sure I had the new rings in correctly and did not break any, 
they were fine.
Replaced the valve seals and hydraulic lifters after finding every one 
collapsed. How the car runs with the lifters like this I don't know? I 
really hoped I was on to something again with the lifters but it runs 
exactly the same. Did not replace the valve guides but I do know how now 
and really think they are ok, as were the seals.
Probably other things I haven't thought of right now.

Finally Tuesday I pulled the engine again and put in a '84 na I bought a 
few weeks ago. Learned several things the hard way going from A1 to A2 
along the line and got it fired over the weekend. Hoping to button it up 
tonight and see if it will hop down the road. I'm sure it has some issues 
but so far looks hopeful. I wasn't going to write about it until I had it 
further along but you flushed me out. I'm going to have some 
questions.  Also found out what ashless mineral based aviation oil you 
suggest for break in is now after going to my buddies supercub hanger the 
other day.

Updates and questions to follow.

Thanks to all. I would have bailed on this stuff hanging on my own a long 
time ago.

Bart

At 09:35 AM 12/6/2004 -0800, H .  Hagar. wrote:
>Every morning I look for good news or a real hard question ----- so I was 
>hoping
>that  Shalyns TDI was a humming and so was Bart Winelands. And that
>William A Thomson Tuned that pump he repaired to perfection.
>
>William I am saving this 103 thou shim for you just in case the the one 
>you installed is outside the envelope.
>
>I come from the land of Hans Christian Andersen   --and  Bunny Bondos roots
>are in the land of Munchausen.
>
>I liked James Hansens saying that he has a diesel that runs on the fumes 
>off a rag wetted with diesel-----
>
>Here is mine :   Bunny Bondo   jumps with joy from the SMELL of diesel . 
>(I spill it on my pants
>all the time)     -- do not trust those plastic spouts on 20 liter buckets.
>
>Why is it that one person can tune a Rabbit  like crazy and another NOT ?.
>
>IMHO   it is 90 %  in the mind.     Sort of like hypnosis.    Do I care 
>being rediculed for all
>those rituals I go through ?  NOT one bit.
>
>I use EVERY trick in the book and then some ---- yes even stealing and 
>lying and cheating .
>
>Magic does not work ?   --- I say it is 99  %    MAGIC.   .-----take a 
>good look around you
>open your eyes and listen ?   --no MAGIC ? .   The fact that I write this 
>and YOU read it--
>is MAGIC.      The fact that I am still kicking at 72 plus is a miracle. 
>(for me)(pure hell for others).
>
>To me personal relationships are very important ----(all my relatives are 
>in Norway and Denmark)
>and I am here in BC,.---in the sticks . You may tell your 3 year olds that 
>you know an old geezer
>who has christmass trees so TALL that they have REAL stars on top-   and 
>NO   they are
>NOT for sale at any price.   ---NOT for a KING or a President or 
>nothing.  A fully grown Douglas Fir or a California redwood is not MAGICAL 
>?   ----if you say NO you may kiss my butt.
>
>Compare a Fruit fly and a Whale ---- do they both have smarts ?    so do 
>we so lets use em.
>
>First it MUST be fun   NOT a chore  -----thats a hard one to explain.   .
>
>But listen to Edison when he said he NEVER worked a day in his 
>life.    And the Rabbit is
>one FUN machine for me --so far.    I enjoyed every minute fooling around 
>with the
>thing. ( I have 2 1980 one 1982 and 0ne 1964 turbo ).
>
>Bunny Bondo is the 1984 Rabbit turbo --and is she sweet or what ?.   So 
>what am I
>looking for in my next Rabbit ?    ---a turbo   and a LDA.
>
>Turbo for POWER ?  ---NO for combustion.    that little diesel loves lots 
>of inlet pressure.
>
>Thats why I get 78 miles on a gallon Imp ---and very good 
>performance.  LDA is manually
>controlled .  Never used it for at least a year or two-..
>
>The two crazy sisters are very dear to me   Lenora and Sigrid .   So I 
>went to Sigrids house
>yesterday (Sunday)   to help her husbond  wire his 
>"Studio"  ------not  knowing that they
>had a surprice party (bithday) for Lenora.  ---So much for pulling wires.
>
>The cheese cake was superb.    and I wound up giving Lenora my brand new 
>Klein Tools wire stripper.
>
>Klein tool are tops in electrical   ---like Snap -Off     for mechanics.
>
>Those two sisters spend more than 1500 dollars every month on feeding and 
>fixing  abandoned Cats and Dogs. ?   go figure.
>
>Lars told me that he drives the Passat gasser because no diesels were 
>allowed in Sunland CA
>at the time. .Bet your ass his next VW will be a TDI.
>
>Ramblings  finished.   ---so have fun you lucky young whippersnappers. If 
>only a Rabbit
>was designed when I was 18. ?    .
>
>Hagar  .    73. (thats Radio)
>
>PS  : I am kept kicking on pills and powders and needles.     Now do I really
>use that Dogwood  WAND on the  diesels ?    yes like some mechanics use
>a stethoscope .  And I wave it a lot too  and I conduct symphonies here 
>every morning---
>
>Digital DSS  (USA)   sattelite classical 24/7 on all the time.   want 
>proof of MAGIC ?
>
>all you have to do is listen.   By the way going through airports does 
>that Nitro spraybomb
>I carry set off the detectors ?.    And do you remember how Galtierie 
>hated Mozart ?   ---
>why ?    MAGIC.thats what. (think Harry Potter)
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