Re: Hydro/Solid lifters (was somehow: Upshift Relay)

[Iain Mannix <mannix@privatei.com>]

*Most* 8v Sciroccos were solid lifter; however, there was a hydraulic
8v _JH_ motor in the latest(87+ in US) Sciroccos.  It was still 8.4:1,
33/40mm valves, but it had hydraulic lifters.  Still called it a JH;
it was not the HT/RD motor found in the Golf(same motor, 10:1). 

The compression increase(from 8.4-10) comes from the pistons - putting
the hyd head on a JH block must have been what happened, possibly
because everything else was hyd in the mid-late 80s?

I did'nt believe it until a guy I know bought one out of a wrecked
Scirocco - I thought he was making stuff up, but it A) was hydraulic
and B) I verified the possibility at the dealership.  

Most are solid JH motors, though(83+, I believe).  All are durable.
Pre 83-82 or so, it was a 1.7 or 1.6(no idea on the engine codes for
those anchors;).  


I.Mannix(know little about Audis, but a fair bit about VWs....)

On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Pat Dooley wrote:

> Yep me thinks you are wrong.  My 86 had solid lifts.
> In fact, Sciroccos always had solid lifters.
> Only exception being 16V models.
> I guess had something to do with A1 chassis.  Scirocco chassis never changed
> over entire production run from mids 70's to late 80's.  Sheet metal did,
> not chassis.
> Far as I know, the 1.8 8V roc's were all JH code motors.  Very nice motors.
> Not big on power, but you can beat the hell out em with no adverse affects.
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-quattro@audifans.com [mailto:owner-quattro@audifans.com]On
> > Behalf Of BRIT4VWS@aol.com
> > Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 6:17 AM
> > To: jon@tranquility.net; quattro@audifans.com
> > Subject: Re: Upshift Relay
> >
> >
> > 86 Scirocco should have hydraulic lifters as all gas powered VW
> > engines after
> > 1985 had hydraulic according to what I have read in Bentley.  I
> > may be wrong
> > though.
> >
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