Any drawback to having a hydro head on a JH?

[rfkellner at snet.net (Rick Kellner)]

Jeff, my 84 8v JH motor has a solid lifter head.  It also has an "H" in
the part number and at the end near the distributor.  The part number is
what you want to check.  Is it 026 103 373 H?
Let's have a few more solid lifter listers check the part number.  Yes I
know looking it up on the CD is easier but no where near as much fun.
Rick Kellner.

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Toomasson
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 2:28 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Any drawback to having a hydro head on a JH?

When I bought the Cali, I noticed that the head had the big H on it. The
PO says that the cylinder head had never been replaced so it could very
well be the first owner's doing.

I checked the block this morning and it is indeed a JH.

What would this do? My first inclination is that, assuming only the head
was replaced, if the engine's oil pump wasn't upgraded at the same time,
the smaller solid-lifter pump probably wouldn't generate enough oil
pressure to allow the hydraulic valve train to operate properly. 

Or - maybe the engine was completely replaced with something out of an
'85/6/7/8 8v and the only way to truly confirm if the oil pump is the
right one is to crack open the oil pan, right?

Sheesh - Only in a Scirocco!   :)

JT
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