Re: I F*KING QUIT! !!!!UPDATE!!!!

[Bob <mx@snet.net>]

Yup, seems to be a lot of metal powder in there. Not sure why this all happened! Its
also good to hear that you didnt bend any valves!!! Hopefully Im in he same boat :)
Ill go to the dealer tomorrow and get bent over...uhh.. I mean and get the parts I need.
With any luck Im driving it tomorrow night :)


Paul Maione wrote:

> >-Check cam/crank/dist timing again, and its off. OK somethings going on
> >here.  I found 2 problems. First, the lower plastic belt cover
> >disintegrated and pieces were getting under the belt.. Ewwwww... Take it
> >all off, realign everything, have a friend crank it and nothing...
> >However I noticed that while hes cranking, the timing belt isnt moving!!
> >Hmmmm.  OK, so I take off the accessory belts (What a shitty design) and
> >take off the crank pulley (BOLT WAS LESS THAN FINGER
> >TIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). It seems the crank pulley was slipping on
> >the crank!  Not a terrible amount of wear on either the pulley or the
> >crank so Im sure is salvageable. I did notice something... the crank has
> >a keyway, but the pulley does not!! Is this true?
>
> hey bob.
> this just happend to me last week. if the woodruff on the
> crank pulley has been ripped to shreds, i don't think you
> can work it. at least that's whta happend in my case.
> i thought massive destruction, but everything wound
> up being alright. go out to the dealer, but a brand
> new crank pulley (it was like $64 canadian), get a bolt
> also, but MAKE SURE it's the same length as your old one.
> (made that mistake already)
> get anything else you wanna change while you're at it,
> belt, tensioner, etc...
> place the new pulley on the crank lining up the woodruff
> with the notch in the crank. DRENCH the bolt in locktite and
> impact that bolt into an oblivion. i have no desire to EVER take
> off that bolt again, so i don't care if it'll be dificult to remove.
> put everything back together and cross your fingers. i still don't
> know if i did any damage to the inside of my motor, still have to
> do a compression test. dialed it in last night and it runs PERFECT
> after all that. after driving for like a day @ 45 deg advanced#%$@^$
> i think i heard my pistons making friends with my valves a some times
> BAD NEWS#*%(&*(%#
>
> i think i know why bolt jumped. when i was taking everyting off
> i noticed that EVERY SINGLE bolt on this car was loose. i know at
> one time that they we're tight. i don't get it. the alternator bolt jumps
> all the time, every bolt on my waterpump was loose, i don't get it.
>
> ah well, something else to figure out.
> i hope it has something to do with all this new found power,
> then it would make sense...
>
> good luck to you.
>
> keep us posted.
>
> paul
> 87' scirocco 16v
> 86' scirocco
>
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