Motor swap in a 1.8 16v

[rocco16v at netzero.net (L F)]

Sounds like a realistic time-line to me.

Larry
sandiego16v
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Euroroc II 
  To: derrickmd18@juno.com ; rocco16v@netzero.net 
  Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 8:04 PM
  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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