[Vwdiesel] Good and bad news today...

[Shawn Wright]

The good news: the van made it over the Malahat and back, and I found 
an elusive dual WP pulley for my PS on the way. Met a guy swapping the 
starter on his gas Westy at Malahat Auto. Met a nice couple from Eugene 
Oregon on the way back, who had stopped to admire the view and had a 
bad noise when they restarted - helped them determine their A/C had 
seized and was burning the belt. Snipped the belt and they were on their 
way. 

My bad news: it appears I may blown the turbo seals - I have oil leaking 
from the intake side, and a puff of smoke upon startup which I didn't have 
before. Also, the bearings don't sound so good when I cut the engine 
anymore, a slight bit of grating noise as it spins down. 

Anyone got a K14 for sale? 

ps: I was getting 9psi boost at WOT in 4th, max EGTs were 1050F, max oil 
temps 230F, oil pressure at that temp was 30psi at 3000rpm. 

Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta D 
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
 (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
'82 Diesel Westy