2.0 Cylinder Gaskets, Should they be used? |
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2.0 Cylinder Gaskets, Should they be used? |
jack20 |
Apr 9 2020, 12:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 412 Joined: 7-November 14 From: Granite Bay, CA Member No.: 18,099 Region Association: Northern California |
Hello,
I had leaking pushrod tube seals and dropped the engine to make the job easier. I decided to pull the heads to check condition. I’ve done quite a bit of reading about whether or not gaskets should be used between the cylinder and case and between the cylinder and head. Some posters point to a service bulletin stating not to use gaskets. I have metal spacers/gaskets between the heads and cylinders. I think this engine has been rebuilt once before I got it. It runs well but it’s not as quick as another 914 2.0 I had years ago. Maybe the other car had higher compression and no gasket? I’m wondering if this metal gasket should be there. I haven’t checked for a gasket between the cylinder and case. My 356 has a thin copper gasket between the cylinder and case. Can anyone shed some light in this? Thanks in advance, Jack |
jack20 |
Apr 10 2020, 10:18 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 412 Joined: 7-November 14 From: Granite Bay, CA Member No.: 18,099 Region Association: Northern California |
Len,
I just want to run this by you. I checked out some YouTube videos on measuring deck height on a VW engine. What I saw looks nothing like the deck height I appear to have. I just took a photo of my #1 cylinder which shows the extent of piston travel at the head. I show roughly 6mm of unused surface. Does this look normal to you? |
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