[Vwdiesel] Honing advice needed!

[Shawn Wright]

On 31 Mar 2005 at 10:09, Mark Shepherd <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

> Nice to be able to see the job as well as read about it!
> Great...

Glad you like it... pics are always nice when it comes to stuff like this.
 
> Did you note how the rings gaps were? Lined up or well
> spaced?

On the TD, I pulled it apart last year, so don't recall the spacing of gaps, 
but the end gaps were way over spec, something like 10-20mm when I put 
a ring back in the bore.
I haven't looked at the other NA engine yet - 2 of the pistons are still in - it 
is slow going as the bores have some surface rust from sitting out. The 
end gaps aren't great, about 7-10mm from a quick look. I'll take some pics 
if anyone is interested. I was just surprised this was a rebuild, as I thought 
it was the original engine from the van. Now I have to wonder about the 
mileage on the trans I got... 

Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta D 
'88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed
'82 Diesel Westy