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Bee Jay
post Apr 25 2005, 04:54 PM
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I didn't make the WCC because of this sound coming from the engine compartment. It didn't get louder when we plugged the tailpipe. I ran a compression check this weekend. Cylinders 1,2 & 3 were 100lbs +- 5%, but number four was only 50lbs. OK, the head is either cracked or the head to piston seal is gone. There are only 4K miles on the engine since Wayne Dempsey, Tom Gould and I built it in 2000. There was a lot of debate at the time on whether or not to include the copper "head gasket" and the popular advice was to leave it out. Am I to regret that decision? My 3.0 motor isn't ready, I haven't even started tearing it down yet, so I guess I need to drop this 2.0 liter, and repair the head leak, if I want to drive it this summer.
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Cap'n Krusty
post Apr 25 2005, 05:33 PM
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If your machinist does the job right, why would you want to introduce the random uneveness of lapping the heads? He uses years of experience, and a real expensive and real precise vertical milling machine. Costs and weighs more than your car. You use your hands, tools not known for their precision, nor the repeatability of the results. As for leaving out the head gaskets on an engine designed to use them, I fail to see the benefits. Porsche decided to leave them out of the 964 motors, BY DESIGN, and it has been a nightmare for both them and the car owners. VW took them out of their 2 litre heads, but they also lowered the compression, redesigned the heads, and added an EGR system in an attempt to keep the combustion temps down. Didn't work, BTW. The Cap'n
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Bee Jay   Wap, wap, wap.   Apr 25 2005, 04:54 PM
Headrage   I remember hearing it at Crusty's place. Ever...   Apr 25 2005, 04:58 PM
r_towle   if its head to cylinder, then you need to make sur...   Apr 25 2005, 05:15 PM
Cap'n Krusty   If your machinist does the job right, why would yo...   Apr 25 2005, 05:33 PM
Dave_Darling   VW also told their mechanics to leave them out of ...   Apr 25 2005, 08:09 PM
ArtechnikA   http://www...   Jul 19 2005, 12:05 AM
rhodyguy   mr b.e. jones i take it? i still have your card. ...   Jul 19 2005, 07:40 AM
aircooledboy   As the Cap'n has pointed out over and over, th...   Jul 19 2005, 08:36 AM
tat2dphreak   man, that car is way cool man! I dig the littl...   Jul 19 2005, 09:25 AM
Paul Illick   <...   Jul 19 2005, 10:18 AM
redshift   Forgive them Cap'n, they are laplanders.   Jul 19 2005, 01:16 PM
aircooledboy   <...   Aug 4 2005, 10:29 AM
Bee Jay   The Cap'n and EMS examined my head carefully a...   Aug 7 2005, 11:49 PM
Bee Jay   Bump! Hey guys, I gotta know. How do I seal th...   Aug 8 2005, 05:30 PM
scruz914   As far as I know you don't put any sealing com...   Aug 8 2005, 06:21 PM
Bee Jay   I'm just about ready to lower this car, add oi...   Sep 3 2005, 03:46 PM
Headrage   I'd say take the cover and seal to NAPA and se...   Sep 3 2005, 03:53 PM
Cap'n Krusty     Sep 3 2005, 03:55 PM
Bee Jay   Thanks for the O Ring Cap'n. Now I got a majo...   Sep 5 2005, 11:03 AM
MarkV   There was a thread about rebuilt alternators with ...   Sep 5 2005, 11:54 AM
rhodyguy   bernard, when you pull the alt, remove the rear co...   Sep 5 2005, 11:56 AM
MarkV   Here is the link http://www.914world.com/bbs2/ind...   Sep 5 2005, 12:16 PM
mk114   I read the that Technical Bulletin and it says rem...   Sep 5 2005, 01:15 PM
Bee Jay   I could have the long alternator hot bolt problem....   Sep 5 2005, 02:17 PM
Bee Jay   Oh my gosh! That's exactly what happened. ...   Sep 5 2005, 10:50 PM
MarkV   I don't think it is a new alternator. It must ...   Sep 6 2005, 01:32 AM
MarkV   ..   Sep 6 2005, 01:33 AM
Bee Jay   Alternator and harness on the way from PP. Maybe I...   Sep 6 2005, 05:04 PM
markb   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/ht...   Sep 6 2005, 05:13 PM
Bee Jay   Tom couldn't find me a new alternator wire har...   Sep 7 2005, 10:56 AM
markb   I've got one on my spare 2.0 motor. Swing by t...   Sep 7 2005, 11:14 AM


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