[Vwdiesel] It fits my pattern

[Dan Sloan]

I agree with Bryan.  While I had a lovely little Rabbit GTI, that died a
horrible fiery death...I work on my cars because they almost always have
concrete solvable problems.  In my normal job as a Systems Admin, I don't
always get that privilege.  Working on cars, particularly my VWs, is
therapeutic and relaxing.  As long as I have one running, I'm happy.  Heck,
I'm happy if I've got one to work on.  Besides which...my girls are learning
a bit about tools in the process.  I'll be ecstatic if I don't have to
maintain their cars when they're in college....I'm planning on stocking up
on Rabbit diesels while I can.  I've got my sights on a Caddy next.

-- Dan Sloan
84 Rabbit, 86 Jetta

> -----Original Message-----
> [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On Behalf Of 82 Diesel Westy
> 
> Well Bart, I got a loser story for ya.
> Don't have time to type it now, but I think we ALL have 
> similar stories.
> 
> The thing that makes us all like to work on cars or me 
> anyway, is that in the end, there is always a logical reason 
> as to what causes the machanical problems. 
> When you find it and fix it, that is what makes you keep going.
> 
> Maybe all that goo they used on the NA hydralic motor has an 
> oil port clogged or something.
> 
> hang in there.
> Hey, I am going to have a fully restored westy in the next 3 
> months, but NO motor finished to put in it, talk about a loser story.
> 
> Bryan
> 
> --- Bart Wineland <bwinelan at allegheny.edu> wrote:
> 
> > Last night I checked the timing on my newly installed $300 junkyard 
> > 1.6 na that I was hoping would hold me until I could tear 
> down my oil 
> > burner 1.6 na hydraulic (again) to figure it out once and for all. 
> > This one started when I first installed it a week ago but wouldn't 
> > start Tuesday night.
> > Before installing it I did a compression test jumping it 
> with a set of 
> > jumper cables and all 4 cylinders checked low but identical 
> at #275. 
> > It cranked pretty slow with the jumpers so I hoped it would 
> be better 
> > when cabled up correctly so installed it anyhow.  Last 
> night checking 
> > the timing I lined up the flywheel marks and it was way off 
> from the 
> > cam and pump so I figured No wonder it won't start but 
> wondered why it 
> > ran at first? I pulled the timing belt and got everyone 
> lined up and 
> > the belt back on. Remembering what Hagar said some time ago 
> I rolled 
> > the engine over by hand on the crankshaft and whack the pistons met 
> > the valves so I was glad I checked by hand. Turns out the flywheel 
> > mark is way off. Not sure how that can happen but I seem to 
> remember 
> > someone saying a turbo flywheel is different so now I 
> wonder if that 
> > is what is on this engine? It has different markings and 
> more of them 
> > compared to what I had before.
> > Remembering Hagar again I
> > pulled the injector on #4 since it is easier to get at and 
> put a wire 
> > in through the precombustion plug to the top of the piston 
> and rotated 
> > things to find the true TDC. I re timed off of that and it 
> started up 
> > pretty good.  I drove it a few miles and changed oil and coolant. 
> > Hoped to drive it this morning to work but it won't start again.
> > Rechecked the
> > compression and even in the car cranking at full speed I 
> get the same 
> > results #275 which obviously ain't gonna cut it in the cold North 
> > East.  Now I need to decide whether to do a ring job on this one in 
> > the car,  or go back to trying to fix my hydraulic 1.6 na.  
> As weird 
> > as the hydraulic engine has been I am leaning towards 
> pulling the head 
> > on this one to see what things are like.  The part that has 
> me nervous 
> > is judging by the amount of r.t.v. that oozed out of every 
> gasket it 
> > has been worked on before so don't know what I will find.  
> If we ever 
> > need a poster child for biggest losing record I would like to be 
> > considered
> > :)
> > 
> > Bart
> > 
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> =====
> Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
> 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp
> Restoring 82 Diesel Weekender from my old rusty 82 Westy 
> 1.9NA 90 Audi 200, 2.2L Turbo FWD 70 Type 1 stock Beetle 
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