[Vwdiesel] 92 Eco Diesel is running... Bubbles or holes

82 Diesel Westy dieselwesty at yahoo.com
Mon Aug 20 13:03:44 EDT 2007


I thought these list people did overlap..
I only have vwdiesel at vwfans.com delivered to my yahoo
acct.

Thanks again Erik, that is the ticket.
Wow, those diesel fumes from yesterday have given me a
headache today!
Bryan

--- Erik Lane <eriklane at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wasn't another list - that was me! :)
> 
> I just read it on the other list before I saw it
> here and didn't feel like
> repeating myself. I doubt I'm the only one to be on
> both of them... I just
> checked and I'm on 4 different VW diesel lists. Just
> can't get enough! :)
> 
> Erik
> 
> On 8/20/07, 82 Diesel Westy <dieselwesty at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Silly me, another list mentioned dead glow plugs,
> for
> > sure that makes sense here.  Remember, the engine
> sat
> > for about 2 years.  That tends to kill a glow plug
> or
> > two, why???  I have an extra set of 4, so that is
> > where I will be swapping.
> >
> > Thanks, Bryan
> >
> > > **
> > > As for running on rough at startup.  I am
> guessing a
> > > cold compression test of #3 is going to show low
> > > compression and hot will show good compression.
> > >
> > > This must be related to the new rings I put on
> this
> > > piston.  They were .050mm over, same as piston.
> > > They
> > > hopefully have not seated yet and when the motor
> > > warms
> > > up a bit, they do seat and all is fine.
> > > Can anyone agree with this revelation??
> > >
> > > I just need to get this thing out and drive it.
> > > Thanks, Bryan
> > >
> > >
> > > --- LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > In a message dated 8/19/2007 7:36:06 PM
> Pacific
> > > > Daylight Time,
> > > > dieselwesty at yahoo.com writes:
> > > >
> > > > > My BIG concern is the leaking oil from back
> > > corner
> > > > of
> > > > > head, Rear
> > > > > right side, cyl. #4 at the head gasket. I
> have a
> > > > bad
> > > > > feeling I
> > > > > scored the head when putting it
> > > >
> > > >   90% of the time a leak back there is either
> from
> > > > the valve cover
> > > > gasket or the oil pressure sending unit.  It
> runs
> > > > down and piles up
> > > > at the head/block interface and looks like
> it's
> > > > coming from the
> > > > head gasket.  The only pressured oil is around
> a
> > > > front head bolt
> > > > (front on Jetta and Rabbit) between #3 and #4
> > > > cylinders.
> > > >      Loren
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
> > > 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp   -- running
> :)
> > > 82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA               -- running
> :)
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> :)
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> for
> > > parts now :(
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> running
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