No wonder it wouldn\'t rev!

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 5 Feb 2007, 9:03 am

#570005

I had an old engine lying here that I wanted to get going again. History/condition unknown. I drained the oil (yuk! It must have been in there for a decade!) and cleaned the screen etc. I did a headtorque and tappets, filled it with fresh oil, checked the timing, hooked up a starter, added some fuel and kicked it into life.

It ran, but not very well. It was obvious the heads were leaking, so I pulled them off to get them recoed/machined.

To my amazement, this is what the ports looked like! has anybody seen anything like this?

[ Edited on 4-2-2007 by VWCOOL ]

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Proud_Dad Seriously Crusin Dubber

151 posts · joined Jul 2005 · 5 Feb 2007, 9:20 am

#570010

mmm yummy. think you might of found the problem there dude. (or at least one problem)

Spook Driving the 64 wheeler

1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Feb 2007, 10:28 am

#570028

Yeah, i can see where that might be an issue.

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Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 5 Feb 2007, 10:34 am

#570030

wonder how many of us have an old 1916 laying around .......

Imagine trying to troubleshoot that one with the engine in a car.....

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 5 Feb 2007, 11:14 am

#570043

:jesus:P:P

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Iwish4aSynchro Wolfsburg Wizard

639 posts · joined Aug 2006 · 5 Feb 2007, 12:35 pm

#570059

has it been underwater with leaking heads???

Keep the steering and the propulsion seperate . Still a Kombi...

It's all good, until it's bad, i suppose

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 5 Feb 2007, 2:19 pm

#570084

ewww, nasty...:puke

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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 5 Feb 2007, 2:21 pm

#570086

ian.mezz wrote::jesus:P:P

Do you reckon RedEx caused it - or it fixes it?

After a few hours of soaking didn't budge the stuff, I hacked into the ports with a hammer and screwdriver/chisel - yes, really - to clean them up. Took around an hour per head!

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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 5 Feb 2007, 2:22 pm

#570087

Iwish4aSynchro wrote:has it been underwater with leaking heads???

Nah, I could hear them 'choofing' when I cranked it

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ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 5 Feb 2007, 2:42 pm

#570096

red x normaly cleans it but that maybe a big ask it looks like one big carbon build up

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Feb 2007, 6:02 pm

#570176

Hi

I was given a 1300 twin port motor so that I could rebuild it and fit it to my yellow bug when I sold it.

It was as bad as that, maybe worse. What I then found with the motor that casued the problems was that it had about 150 main jet and the manifold pre heaters were corroded so badly that it was sending exhaust gasses down the inlet manifold.

Steve