Update on 2.0l 8V Swap

[pellom@YorkU.CA (Sal Guzzo)]

Well, I finally gots around to taking the head off.  The head looks good but
piston #3 is fuct (it's missing a chunk of aluminum).   Looks like I'll be
boring the cyclinders and oversizing the pistons.  Hopefully there's no
other damage.

Sal

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
To: "Sal Guzzo" <pellom@YorkU.CA>; "Scirocco List"
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; <mark1GTI@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: Update on 2.0l 8V Swap


> White "smoke"??  Sal, you may be very lucky.....I'd guess a bad head/block
> seal.  Possibly a head gasket, maybe a cracked head.  Any water in your
oil?
> oil in the water?
> White "smoke" is steam, an indication that coolant is getting into the
> combustion chamber.
> Pull the head and have a look-see.  It may be an easy fix.
>
> Larry
>
>
> > Well, I'm glad to communicate that the motor is finally running.   A big
> > thanks to everyone who provided me with very helpful pointers.
> >
> > Now on to the bad news.  The motor is blown.  Well, I did a compression
> test
> > today after white smoke came pouring out of the tailpipe and oil poured
> out
> > of the air filter box and came up with the following results.
> >
> > Cylinder 1: 210 PSI
> > Cylinder 2: 185 PSI
> > Cylinder 3: 30 PSI (if that)
> > Cylinder 4: 200 PSI
> >
> > What do these numbers tell me?  I'm SOL arent' I?
> >
> > Is there a way I can determine if it's the valves or the pistons?  I
don't
> > think that the headgasket is shot although if I have to pull the head,
it
> > seems like I'll need to replace that anyways.
> >
> > Any other suggestions?
> >
> > Sal
> > 81 Scirocco 16V (directionless)
> > 84 Shitrocco (the name speaks for itself)
> > 84 VWabbit (dead)
> > 67 Peugeot 404
> >
> >
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