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Re: 1.8L head 2L block? Mixing Hydro + Solid Lifter Parts



(I hate replying at the top, gggrrrrr...)

Well Yeah, that was talked over already. Better to replace the pump and avoid
starving the bottom end for oil.

But thanks though,
TBerk

In a message dated 8/7/98 7:42:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
veedublu@wirural.net writes:
> 
>  I thought you had to change the oil pump???
>  
>  John
>  
>  '87 16v Scirocco
>  and lots of other stuff
>  website - http://www.prod.net/jvanvuren/vw.htm
>  
>  
>  Wm. Josiah Erikson wrote:
>  > 
>  > A hydraulic lifter engine is purely a head issue. Doesn't have anything
to 
> do
>  > with the block. You can put a solid lifter head on a block that
originally 
> came
>  > with a hydro lifter head, no problem, assuming that they bolt up, etc (I 
> mean,
>  > obviously you can't put a JH head on a 200T engine.. hehe)
>  >     -Josiah
>  > 
>  > TBerk16@aol.com wrote:
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