River City Volkswagen Club  
Home •  Club Meetings •  Gatherings •  Car Pics •  Links •  Message Board
FAQ •  Search •  Memberlist •  Calendar •  Album
Register •  Profile •  Log in to check your private messages •  Log in 		 
Newb!
Goto page Previous  1, 2
 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    River City Volkswagen Club Forum Index -> General Chatter
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Spiel_Mit_Mir



Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 60
PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The belt is fine. My lights all work, none of them were on.

I think I figured out the problem. It's not at all what I thought it was. I should know for sure tomorrow.
Back to top
FORRESTM



Joined: 14 Apr 2009
Posts: 15
Location: Spokane, WA
PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Okay, the suspense is killing me. What made your car overheat?
Back to top
FORRESTM



Joined: 14 Apr 2009
Posts: 15
Location: Spokane, WA
PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Squirrel in the cooling fan? (I've actually seen it happen)
Back to top
Spiel_Mit_Mir



Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 60
PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lol!

There are two large chunks blown out of the head.

Kinda explains the lack of compression.

Some geni-ass put metal o-ring looking gaskets between the head and the cylinders. Those gaskets broken off into the combustion chamber, one thing led to another.

Long story short, I need new heads.

I have a parts car now, though, so I should be ok...
Back to top
FORRESTM



Joined: 14 Apr 2009
Posts: 15
Location: Spokane, WA
PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ouch! Thats worse than a squirrel! Shocked Those gaskets are probably the old copper "sealing rings" I used to see back in the day( I think they were originally lower cylinder shims put to a questionable use), but I've never heard of one breaking. Usually they just leak. What actually broke the head? How are the pistons, cylinder walls, sealing surface of the cylinders, etc.? Another thing you might think about, is why those things were there in the first place. Some guys would use them because they couldnt get the heads to seal. Ive seen them used as a shim, because the deck height was too shallow and they didnt want to remove the cylinders and install them correctly. So I would check the deck height on all cylinders, too. Huh! Listen to me getting all full of advice...Sorry, bad habit.
Back to top
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    River City Volkswagen Club Forum Index -> General Chatter All times are GMT - 8 Hours
Goto page Previous  1, 2
Page 2 of 2

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum


© River City Volkswagen Club, Powered by phpBB
Site Design and Hosting provided by Polestar Internet Services