[Vwdiesel] 98 TDI Jetta no-start

[jonathan hoehl]

Hey guys,

 

Remember a few months back I was looking at a Jetta that smoked white and wouldn't start?  A whole lot of things were wrong; coolant temp sensor, stuck check valves, duct-taped wiring, bad timing...  Anyways, I finally got it running.  No enthusiasm there because, it ran great, but randomly would go down on power - just like it lost boost.  Also, Vag-Com wouldn't graph timing - no matter where I set it (where it still ran) it would say 'timing was too advanced to plot'.  Bad Vag-Com.

 

Then, after driving the car this way for a week, one day it wouldn't start.  Checking... bubbles in fuel line, cam smack-on with flywheel, tow-start gives nothing, not even smoke?!  Hmm, pump pin won't go in.

 

You guys ready?  Crank pulley falls right-off.  Woohoo!!  I don't even care if the valves are bent.  At least I'm not mental!!

 

The end of the crankshaft has a flat ground into it and the crankshaft 'cog' fits snugly over it.  There is no keyway.  The cog was worn round on the inside.

 

Jon in Colorado

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