Re: All Sorts of questions

[David Ian Utley <diutley@telepath.com>]

>
>I took the car out to my regular mechanic and he said the retaining clip 
>is missing. Next I called Wolf Sport since I bought the shocks from them 
>and they said this is common and it had something to do with the washer 
>being put on wrong? How can a washer be put in wrong? I've looked around 
>for the clip and I can't find it anywhere. 
>
The washer could be the type to have a raised center.  It you put it on
wrong, it could have not exerted enough pressure to retain the clip.  Ideas?



>
>3rd question.
>
>I have written in here before about my A1 GTI. I am considering getting a 
>1.8l motor hydrolic lifter motor from wolf sport. I can't find out who 
>wrote it but someone in this list did this to their GTI without a knock 
>sensing ignition. The guy at WS said I need a knock sensing ignition, but 
>my mechanic and at least one person in this list disagree.
>
>My mechanic says always use Premium gas and I would be OK. He said he 
>would do a similar setup to what he has in his Rabbit Pickup. I drove it 
>and it was pretty fast. Weber Carb, Header sport exhaust and 1.8l What 
>problems if any could I see without a knock sensing ignition.
>
The real question is, is this block high-compression or no.  I don't
remember if you said so in your original post or not.  If it is, you will
need the knock-sensing ignition.  The HC engine is 10.5 to 1 compression,
whereas the other is 8.5 to 1 ( I think ).  The benenfits of having a HC
engine would never be reached w/o the knock sensor, as you would ping every
time you would step on the gas, even with no advance.  I have this engine in
my '84 GTi, and I have compared the acceleration rates to the low
compression I had before.  BIG difference, and worth every penny. :)  I
recommend 91 Oct for all HC engines, as they function better with it.  I
hope you aren't considering a Weber carb though.  I have driven an early
('76) Scirocco with one, and a four speed.  Very quick, but the thing is
badly made.  It kept losing the screws that held the carburator together
becuase of vibration.  Didn't run well like this.  :)  
FI is the only way to go again on the HC motor.  Not easy to install, but
fairly trouble-free w/proper maintenance.

Hope all this helps, 

David
                   

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