[Vwdiesel] front hydraulic motor mount

[82 Diesel Westy]

Depending on which one of these is in your car, the
hyrdaulic one could only be $30 at Autohaus, AZ

So, stay with the original and order a few more things
to get just over $50 order, free shipping.
E-bay shipping can kill your savings most of the time.

Bryan.  NJ

--- Marvin Jansen <marvinjansen50 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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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
> 
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Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp   -- running :)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA               -- running :)
92 Jetta Eco-Turbo Diesel           -- not running yet <:>
90 Audi 200, 2.2L Turbo FWD         -- runs some times, need to sell :(
70 Type 1 stock Beetle              -- Not running well :(