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Start-up an engine out of the car, Tips & Tricks? |
computers4kids |
Dec 26 2006, 11:09 PM
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Love these little cars! Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None |
I have a couple of complete 2.0 motors in my garage that I would like start-up in my garage but out of the car. I can do a leak down test on both of them and do a compression test, but I would also like to see how the run, adjust valves, timing, before I install one of them. They are both FI motors.
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sww914 |
Dec 27 2006, 01:08 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,439 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 6,146 Region Association: None |
Secure it to the ground so it won't torque it's self off the stand. The fuel pump on an FI motor will be the biggest PITA in my opinion.
You can adjust the valves out of the car easy enough, and with points do a static timing adjustment with a test light, I can't remember how, but the idiot's guide to VW repair spells it out well. I'm not sure the covenience of doing the adjustments out of the car outweighs the difficulty of hooking everything up on the floor. You should go with the one with the best leakdown, and then the next time you drive out to the coast, drop the other one off at my house so I can store it for you in my second 914 and test it for a couple of years for you. |
computers4kids |
Dec 27 2006, 12:41 PM
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Love these little cars! Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None |
You should go with the one with the best leakdown, and then the next time you drive out to the coast, drop the other one off at my house so I can store it for you in my second 914 and test it for a couple of years for you. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Darn...I was just there in Los Osos for Christmas at my moms...I could have drop it off then... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) Would next week be too late when I'm on my way to Pismo? |
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