Motor swap in a 1.8 16v

[txrocco at sbcglobal.net (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

hehe long... ahaa, my 2L swap took 12 weeks...


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=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Euroroc II
=>Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 10:04 PM
=>To: derrickmd18@juno.com; rocco16v@netzero.net
=>Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>Subject: Re: Motor swap in a 1.8 16v
=>
=>
=>I am planning on a 4 day swap to pull the 1.8 and drop a 2.0. No
=>changes to
=>the electrical at this point just motor exchange and clean up...
=>might seem
=>long but I'm a stickler for detail.
=>
=>Details soon... Planning on a late august transplant.
=>
=>-Raffi
=>
=>
=>At 07:15 PM 7/24/2003 -0700, derrickmd18@juno.com wrote:
=>>I was asking because I used to work at a Toyota dealership and I seen
=>>technicians have a motor down to the bare block inside the car took all
=>>the parts out and put them in a Cleaner tank, cleaned them and re
=>>assembled the motor in the same day.  and only one tech is working on the
=>>car.  But now that I think about it I only did one motor swap and it took
=>>me a week to do because I ran into problems with it.  I left a ground
=>>strap un bolts and did see it and I got a harness wire stuck between the
=>>engine and trans.  took me a week to see it and by that time the harness
=>>was destroyed to the point where I had to get it towed to a vw dealership
=>>and have it repaired.  now that I have access to a lift and being where
=>>as though my car is currently off the road I would think about a swap.
=>>
=>>On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:57:06 -0700 "L F" <rocco16v@netzero.net> writes:
=>>Think about it, der.   Rebuilding an engine will take X amount of time,
=>>whether that engine came out of your car or is already out of someone
=>>else's car.
=>>  Of course, your car will be engine-less for fewer days if you rebuild a
=>>spare engine while you continue to drive the car.
=>>You can get the lift-work done in fewer consecutive days if you have a
=>>rebuilt ready to go in as soon as the old one is pulled, that's easy to
=>>figure out.
=>>So....what was your question again?
=>>Larry
=>>----- Original Message -----
=>>From: der flo
=>>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>>Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 8:20 PM
=>>Subject: Motor swap in a 1.8 16v
=>>
=>>
=>>I have a 87 vw scirocco 16v and I need to either swap the motor with a
=>>rebuild one or rebuild mine in the car.  Which one would be the less time
=>>consuming idea.  I have a spare motor in my garage on a engine stand with
=>>a rebuild kit sitting in my garage.  And I have a place with a lift and
=>>tools for 3 days.  I recently had a fuel problem with CIS-E and now my
=>>compression went from 150 to 110 so I need to rebuild the motor or swap
=>>it.  Please hit me back on this.
=>>
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