Spare Engine disassembly

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CoolAirVw
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Spare Engine disassembly

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Quite awile ago I found a 86 golf in the local Pic-a-Part yard. I pulled everything I could out of it and they sold the stuff to me for $250.00. 1.6 na diesel engine, trans, radiator, altenator, starter, mounts, vac pump, injection pump ect.

I had always assumed the car was in the junkyard due to broken up valves because when I got there the cam pulley was gone and I just assumed it came off while driving or someone took it off checking for slipped belt/crashed valves. I bought a cam pulley for 10 bucks off ebay just incase.

Well in preperation for doing my head gasket and fixing some engine oil leaks on my car I decided to pull the head on the spare motor for practice.

Head sure does come off easy on engine stand. Looked pretty good since I was expecting crashed valves! :D

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Cylinders look good too and rods were tight :D (no pic of rods)

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Looks like I got the cracks. Crack Kills! (but maybe not in this case :D )

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So I'm starting to think I got a good deal. Especially since I've used the alternator and starter allready.

But wait! What is this in the oil pickup tube! :(

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I cleaned out a bunch of crap out of there. Man look at all that crap! :?

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Turns out its just silicone, so hopefully I'm still in the good! :D THis motor would make a nice little Veggie Gen/Set out back of the house.
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Post by CoolAirVw »

In my <a href="viewtopic.php?t=6550&highlight=" target="_blank">Engine Pull Thread</a> I mentioned that my spare head from this thread was unusable. When I saw this I didn't bother looking any further.

Here's why. Little loose guide. Cam is barely pushing valve up.

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Note: usually valve deflection is measured from the other side with the spring removed but this has the spring on.
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Post by CoolAirVw »

Maybe since I have both this non turbo motor and my turbo motor apart at the same time I should do a thread making comparisons of all the parts.

Anyone think that would be worth doing?
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Post by JRM »

that engine was surly run on high sulfur, mine was much cleaner! My head is also cracked much worse than that- 50,000 miles into it with no trouble... i just dont start it up when its below 20f just in case :wink:


I have always watned to turbo my engine, but lack of oil squirters and such have kept me natural
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