[Vwdiesel] Top Seal Rings WAS: AHU Improvements

[Will Taygan]

Explanation was stress on the rods or something.   I think it's a good
shop, but they do racing engines, not old VW diesels. I've finally got
the short block on the stand, Oh well, next time..

Loren mentioned Top Seal oil scraper, you like the top ring.  Recommend
Top 2??  or all 3??

Will.

On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 00:56 -0600, James Hansen wrote:
> Too much compression?  
> Rotflmao......
> Total seal top ring all the way.
> May we all have such worries.
> -j
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of Will Taygan
> Sent: January-06-11 12:18 AM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] AHU Improvements
> 
> Loren, my "new" machine shop discouraged me from putting Total Seal
> rings in the 1.6NA for '82 Westfalia #2, they were worried about too
> much compression.  What's your take?
> 
> Will in Alaska.
> 
> On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 01:10 -0500, LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 1/5/2011 6:54:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
> > ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com writes:
> > 
> > > While I have the engine torn asunder on my 98 Jetta, I wanted to know 
> > > what
> > > improvements you thought should be done?
> > > 
> > 
> >   Total Seal rings.  :-)
> >     Loren
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