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- Tue May 12, 2015 6:30 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
- Replies: 21
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Re: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
That's not necessarily a deal killer. I've driven 50k miles on my mismatched head and block since changing the headgasket. I would have to drill out the holes in the spare head so that the bolts would pass through or use the bolts that were originally in the spare head and cut off some of the lengt...
- Sun May 10, 2015 6:45 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 27921
Re: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
The head from the parts car would not work on my block. The bolts were different and the bolt holes in the heads were different sizes. Back to square one.
- Sat May 02, 2015 8:58 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Trying to convince my Wife that my Rabbit would make a great 1st car for our Son...
- Replies: 10
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Re: Trying to convince my Wife that my Rabbit would make a great 1st car for our Son...
Just a thought, but the lack of air bags are a definite con for a beginning driver in today's traffic! My little rabbit is so small that people pull out in front of me all the time and it is painted bright red!
- Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:58 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 27921
Re: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
well, I might give it a try then. Thanks
- Sun Apr 26, 2015 8:15 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 27921
Re: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
I think I will just part it out or scrap it.
- Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:17 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 27921
Re: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
Well, I have to back up and punt! The head from the parts car has 4 cracks!
- Thu Apr 23, 2015 5:07 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 27921
Re: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
One crack is between the two center cylinders. The other crack was from one of those cylinders over towards one of the other holes on the side. The old head gasket actually looked ok to the naked eye.Quantum-man wrote:Where are the cracks in the head?
- Wed Apr 22, 2015 5:13 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 27921
Re: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
Why did you feel the need to replace the water pump? The old water pump was shot! Had to be replaced. I forgot that I ran the truck hot a while back and that probably caused the head to crack. It just didn't show up until the new water pump was installed. The running hot was probably due to the fau...
- Wed Apr 22, 2015 3:20 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 27921
Re: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
OK, here's the deal per my mechanic.... My head has two cracks in it. I have a spare engine, but I need to know if I can use that head on my engine. The one with the crack has a "hole" head gasket and the spare engine has a "3 notches" head gasket. What are my options?
- Thu Apr 16, 2015 8:51 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 27921
Re: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
Yes, with Lucas fuel stabilizer added.mtran wrote:Do you run on Disel?
- Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:21 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 27921
Re: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
Thanks for the input. I was leaning towards a head gasket also. I've got it scheduled to get fixed next week.
- Sun Apr 05, 2015 7:29 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: 1.6 Engine Troubles!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 27921
1.6 Engine Troubles!!
Shortly after a recent water pump replacement on my 1.6, my engine oil has become like sludge and I get smoke from the coolant reservoir. The engine has also started running extremely rough at cold startups. It also emits a white/gray smoke at cold start up. I am unsure if this is related to the wat...
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:25 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Bosch 1.6 IP Shaft
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2191
Re: Bosch 1.6 IP Shaft
Pardon me, but.....how exactly does one break one of these shafts? I am not exactly sure myself! My guess is that a bad mix of veggie oil and ??? was to blame. It was broken when I got it two or three years ago. I had to clean the entire fuel system and I used my spare to get the engine going but n...
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 7:07 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Bosch 1.6 IP Shaft
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2191
Bosch 1.6 IP Shaft
I am in need of a shaft for a Injection Pump or a complete used IP. My shaft is broken. Where can I get a shaft?
- Mon Sep 16, 2013 6:42 pm
- Forum: Want to Buy - Sell - Trade
- Topic: 1982 Pickup / Now Taking Offers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3993
Re: 1982 Pickup / Now Taking Offers
I'm not really looking to trade right now but thanks for the offer.bbob203 wrote:Would you trade for a 1991 mk2 jetta td in great shape?