Semi-OT: (2.0) 16v bent valve diagnosis (results)

[julie at menloparkrandd.com (julie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)]

Wellll. Looks like one set is good.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Allyn [mailto:amalventano1@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 09:35 PM
>To: ''Daun Yeagley'', scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: Semi-OT: (2.0) 16v bent valve diagnosis (results)
>
>Welllll:
>
>0 / 0 / 175 / 0
>
>:)
>
>I'll pull head tomorrow and get pics up.
>
>Al
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Daun Yeagley [mailto:vwdaun@xxxxxxxxx] 
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 3:53 PM
>> To: Allyn; scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: Semi-OT: (2.0) 16v bent valve diagnosis
>> 
>> 
>> --- Allyn <amalventano1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> What I
>> > wanted to know from the list is - has anyone actually had a timing 
>> > belt let go and tried just changing the belt first? If valves were 
>> > actually bent, what symptoms were there on the new belt attempt?
>> 
>> The easiest way to test for bent valves is to do a 
>> compression check since an engine with no / little 
>> compression won't run. If it somehow passes the test, then 
>> your valves are ok - only then would I start looking 
>> elsewhere for no-start problems.
>> 
>> 
>> Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
>> '81 Scirocco S (Deiter) '86 Scirocco 8v
>> '88 Scirocco Slegato (Gino!) '88 Scirocco 16v
>> '96 Passat GLX Wagon '56 Cessna 172
>> The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the 
>> parts - Ehrlich's Law.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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