[Vwdiesel] What to do next?

[mikitka]

How many miles are on each that you know of?  Sounds like the valves are
shot in cylinder 4 if oil doesn't change anything. That would be my guess
since the oil around the rings of the cylinder didn't make a difference then
the leak is going out the valves. 
Seeing that I have done my share of head removal and installs it isn't that
hard and seems to be the correction for this problem.  I'm a newby so others
can help out more I'm sure.
Nick

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Subject: [Vwdiesel] What to do next?

Hi All

I've been reading your emails daily for the last 6 months or so, all very
good reading all very entertaining, thanks. I've got two VW's one a 79
Rabbit and the second a 82 pickup that are pretty sick, the rabbit has
following compression 1) 460psi 2) 460psi 3) 460psi 4) 225 psi. Squirt of
oil doesn't change a thing, It smokes pretty good and when you loosen the
fuel injector nut on cylinder 4 the smoke significantly goes a way. Theres
no extreme pressure in the radiator reserve tank. And the valves are
adjusted correctly. I think I've done everything right, My question is Whats
the next step and what do I look for?
The 82 pickup is basically the same except cylinder 2 and 3 are low and I
purchased this truck non-running and haven't done more than steam clean and
run a compression check, I figure the steps to repair this one will be the
same.

Thanks in advance

Steve Boser


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