[Vwdiesel] Re: Vwdiesel Digest, Vol 9, Issue 10

[HWY9FERGS at cs.com]

In a message dated 7/10/2004 2:46:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
vwdiesel-request at vwfans.com writes: 
> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 17:44:13 -0400
> From: Bart Wineland <bwinelan at allegheny.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] turbo 1.6 or non turbo advice and oil burner
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
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> Hagar and all,
> 
> Some more background on my problem (hopefully not to much). My car is a '89 
> 
>Loren and Doug Ferguson are a good bet for help on this one. Loren 
>mentioned the
>usual spots like valve seals and so on -----so I will only mention the 
>weird 

So sorry Bart, for I have no particular experience with this type of thing, 
(thanks for the vote of confidence, Hagar) although I would hope it's a 
peripheral type problem,(such as tuning, injection pump or injectors etc).  I've 
never had a hydraulic motor so I'm not sure how that might be affecting it.  It 
sounds like too much smoke to be attributing to valve seals but ??????.  Black 
smoke of course is injection related.  Even blue smoke can be injection related 
if I'm not mistaken, but I could be severely chastised and corrected on that 
point.  Anyway, I am chiming in here somewhat late.  I have been spending most 
of my spare time flying my ultralight trike (kind of a tricycle with a 
motor/prop and a souped up hang glider wing) I recently puchased and soloed.  I am 
enjoying the process more than you can imagine, honing my skillset to handle 
various atmospheric anomalies mother nature deals out.  Which by the way has at 
times also dealt out considerable pucker facter,  but all part of the 
challenge.  Sure as hell beats chasing after a *&^^%#!@$*(* 1.6 TURBO BLOCK!!!!!!!    
Any how, If you can verify that you have good compression, it might be helpful 
to see if you can try a known good set of injectors and pump, properly timed, 
and see how she does. Easier said than done, I know.  Maybe your pump did 
something wierd.   I can remember one 1.5 engine that would (mostly when at a 
cold idle) pump out the whitish/blue smoke like crazy when you didn't have the 
cold start lever pulled out, but as soon as you pulled out the lever, the smoke 
would immediately cease.  I concluded (perhaps erroneously)  that injection 
timing can have an effect on blue smoke.  Anyway, gotta go dinner's ready,  Doug 
Ferguson