[Vwdiesel] front hydraulic motor mount

Sun Oct 1 22:26:27 EDT 2006

I have a bad front motor mount on my 86 Jetta.  Is the original
hydraulic mount any better than the solid one availale on ebay for
$35?

On 10/1/06, vwdiesel-request at vwfans.com <vwdiesel-request at vwfans.com> wrote:
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>   1. What? Head Gasket Okay!? (William  Longyard)
>   2. Re: What? Head Gasket Okay!? (LBaird119 at aol.com)
>   3. Re: What? Head Gasket Okay!? (James Hansen)
>   4. Re: What? Head Gasket Okay!? (William  Longyard)
>   5. Re: What? Head Gasket Okay!? (LBaird119 at aol.com)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "William Longyard" <longyard at ix.netcom.com>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:58:12 -0500
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] What? Head Gasket Okay!?
> Please help me understand what happened:
>
> I just bought an 81 caddy 1.6 na.  Driving it home 600 miles and after about
> 300 suddenly I smell antifreeze, the car slows down gradually to 55 and I
> pull over.  Opening the hood I see the overflow tank bubbling like mad, and
> I THINK I see a bit of oil coming out from the back side of the head.  My
> assumption was blown head gasket.
>
> I finally got the head off tonight and I can find NO crack or gap in the
> head gasket.  I did notice that only three of the head bolts were on super
> tight.  Another four were on very snug and three were easy to get off.
>
> Looking down into the bores I found that number two cylinder has a slight
> rounded gouged area on the firewall side of it, and the bore itself is
> smeared with some aluminum.  The rest of the bore seems to have some white
> crystal substance sprinkled around it.
>
> Please tell me what to do next, and what caused this!  I'm sure I'm into a
> new piston, and rings for No. 2, but what other damage may be done?
>
> Thanks for any help.
> Bill Longyard
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: LBaird119 at aol.com
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 00:26:48 EDT
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] What? Head Gasket Okay!?
> In a message dated 9/30/2006 9:17:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> longyard at ix.netcom.com writes:
>
> > I just bought an 81 caddy 1.6 na.  Driving it home 600 miles and after
> > about
> > 300 suddenly I smell antifreeze, the car slows down gradually to 55 and I
> > pull over.  Opening the hood I see the overflow tank bubbling like mad, and
> > I THINK I see a bit of oil coming out from the back side of the head.  My
> > assumption was blown head gasket.
>
>
>  The oil could easily be, and probably is from the valve cover
> gasket.  Boiling over could be caused from a blown head gasket,
> low coolant or a stuck thermostat (or too high a temp thermostat
> with little or no anti-freeze in the mix.)
>
> >
> > I finally got the head off tonight and I can find NO crack or gap in the
> > head gasket.  I did notice that only three of the head bolts were on super
> > tight.  Another four were on very snug and three were easy to get off.
>
>
>  I've only ever seen one you could call cracked.  A piece was
> missing.  It's a pretty subtle thing to read.  Somewhere I have
> pics with arrows to help know what to look for.  The rings around
> the bores should be shiny on each side.  The leaks will be where
> it's dull or blackish.  More obvious than that usually results from a
> REALLY blown gasket.
>
> >
> > Looking down into the bores I found that number two cylinder has a slight
> > rounded gouged area on the firewall side of it, and the bore itself is
> > smeared with some aluminum.  The rest of the bore seems to have some white
> > crystal substance sprinkled around it.
>
>
>  Shoulda stopped sooner.  :-(  Your piston got hot enough it galled
> in the cylinder.  The piston would probably run but you'll need to hone
> the bore clean, make sure it's not scratched and the rings are likely
> stuck.  All the rings likely lost some of their "springy-ness" and it'd
> use oil even if the bore's not scored.
>  Not sure about the white crystals unless it's oxidized aluminum or
> residue from the antifreeze.
>
> >
> > Please tell me what to do next, and what caused this!  I'm sure I'm into a
> > new piston, and rings for No. 2, but what other damage may be done?
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> > Bill Longyard
> >
>
>
>
>  What caused it was continuing to drive it after you smelled
> anti freeze.  :-(  What caused that could be a leaking hose,
> water pump, cracked reservoir, etc.  If the gasket blew first,
> they sometimes do that.
>  You'll need to pull the pan and the pistons and inspect what
> you have on the bottom end.  Head is almost guaranteed to be
> warped.  It'll need surfaced and it's a good time to check the valve
> guides for wear, etc.
>     Loren
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net>
> To: William Longyard <longyard at ix.netcom.com>
> Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 22:52:02 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] What? Head Gasket Okay!?
> sounds like it overheated.
> head warpage can loosen bolts.  check the head for flatness.  consult
> your manual, it will have specs for that.
>
> 1981 may have poor coolant flow through rad by this age, might have been
> dosed up with plug-em-all-up rad sealer to get it sold...  any number of
> things.
> you're all new to the diesel thing, right?
> Weren't going up a long grade in top gear by any chance, were you?
> -James
>
>
> William Longyard wrote:
> > Please help me understand what happened:
> >
> > I just bought an 81 caddy 1.6 na.  Driving it home 600 miles and after about
> > 300 suddenly I smell antifreeze, the car slows down gradually to 55 and I
> > pull over.  Opening the hood I see the overflow tank bubbling like mad, and
> > I THINK I see a bit of oil coming out from the back side of the head.  My
> > assumption was blown head gasket.
> >
> > I finally got the head off tonight and I can find NO crack or gap in the
> > head gasket.  I did notice that only three of the head bolts were on super
> > tight.  Another four were on very snug and three were easy to get off.
> >
> > Looking down into the bores I found that number two cylinder has a slight
> > rounded gouged area on the firewall side of it, and the bore itself is
> > smeared with some aluminum.  The rest of the bore seems to have some white
> > crystal substance sprinkled around it.
> >
> > Please tell me what to do next, and what caused this!  I'm sure I'm into a
> > new piston, and rings for No. 2, but what other damage may be done?
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> > Bill Longyard
> >
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "William Longyard" <longyard at ix.netcom.com>
> To: "James Hansen" <jhsg at sasktel.net>
> Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 01:00:24 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] What? Head Gasket Okay!?
> Yes James, I was going up a long grade in top gear, 70mph.  Now that I
> examine the head closely, it looks like there's a crack between the intake
> and exhaust valves on the no. 2 cylinder.  The edge of the piston is melted
> somewhat.
>
> I need a head, I think, and a 1.6 na piston, I know.
>
> Bill Longyard
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Hansen" <jhsg at sasktel.net>
> To: "William Longyard" <longyard at ix.netcom.com>
> Cc: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 11:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] What? Head Gasket Okay!?
>
>
> > sounds like it overheated.
> > head warpage can loosen bolts.  check the head for flatness.  consult your
> > manual, it will have specs for that.
> >
> > 1981 may have poor coolant flow through rad by this age, might have been
> > dosed up with plug-em-all-up rad sealer to get it sold...  any number of
> > things.
> > you're all new to the diesel thing, right?
> > Weren't going up a long grade in top gear by any chance, were you?
> > -James
> >
> >
> > William Longyard wrote:
> >> Please help me understand what happened:
> >>
> >> I just bought an 81 caddy 1.6 na.  Driving it home 600 miles and after
> >> about 300 suddenly I smell antifreeze, the car slows down gradually to 55
> >> and I pull over.  Opening the hood I see the overflow tank bubbling like
> >> mad, and I THINK I see a bit of oil coming out from the back side of the
> >> head.  My assumption was blown head gasket.
> >>
> >> I finally got the head off tonight and I can find NO crack or gap in the
> >> head gasket.  I did notice that only three of the head bolts were on
> >> super tight.  Another four were on very snug and three were easy to get
> >> off.
> >>
> >> Looking down into the bores I found that number two cylinder has a slight
> >> rounded gouged area on the firewall side of it, and the bore itself is
> >> smeared with some aluminum.  The rest of the bore seems to have some
> >> white crystal substance sprinkled around it.
> >>
> >> Please tell me what to do next, and what caused this!  I'm sure I'm into
> >> a new piston, and rings for No. 2, but what other damage may be done?
> >>
> >> Thanks for any help.
> >> Bill Longyard _______________________________________________
> >> Vwdiesel mailing list
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> >>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: LBaird119 at aol.com
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 11:51:49 EDT
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] What? Head Gasket Okay!?
> In a message dated 10/1/2006 8:37:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> longyard at ix.netcom.com writes:
>
> > Yes James, I was going up a long grade in top gear, 70mph.  Now that I
> > examine the head closely, it looks like there's a crack between the intake
> > and exhaust valves on the no. 2 cylinder.  The edge of the piston is melted
> > somewhat.
> >
> > I need a head, I think, and a 1.6 na piston, I know.
> >
>
>  Those cracks are almost always nothing to be concerned about.
> Lightly tap them shut and that's about it.  They CAN extend into
> the water jacket and leak but 90% of the time or better they're
> benign.  How "melted" is the piston?  It's not uncommon to find
> a bit of metal missing from the edge with the swirl trough closest
> to it.  A little rough or rounding, although is not ideal it's not really
> detrimental either.  Add scoring to it though and it's worth grabbing
> a good used one for it.  :-)
>     Loren
>
>
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