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RE: is it dead? was(Roc with 84 GTI engine wont turn over)
OK, MIP (more info please)
This car sat for a long time it Seattle, right? That could do bad things,
but not that bad. Let's eliminate other possible problems.
You say you can turn it a bit and then it stops. That doesn't sound like
a siezed engine to me. Something could be interfering along the way.
How did the timing belt look? Normally the JH engines are
non-interference, but Kevin Fry had an experience where he had a "beefy"
cam and then he found it to be an interference engine. Do you know what
kind of cam is in there?
If the timing belt is/was busted with a big cam, then problems could
ensue.
Next is to pull the oil pan to take a look. Check for anything unusual
while again trying to turn the engine by hand. (thrown rod)
Get back to us with what you find.
HTH
Jonas
85 Scirocco
William Yeckel (Volt Computer) wrote:
>Hey people I have never had to deal with a blown engine before,
>but I think
>I may have one now. I took out the plugs, to avoid compression
>and then
>tried to turn the engine by hand, and it will turned a little
>then "wham" it
>stops cold. So I took off the starter thinking in some wierd way
>that was
>locking up the engine, and tried a hand turn again. Nothin'. So
>I took off
>the valve cover to see if I could see anything wrong, nah. So
>something is
>not turning deeper inside the engine. Is this #%@$%? thing
>toast???
>
>-Bill
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jonas Karlsson [mailto:jkarlsso@metabolex.com]
>Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 7:47 AM
>To: scirocco-l; William Yeckel (Volt Computer)
>Subject: RE: Roc with 84 GTI engine wont turn over
>
>
>The click is the solenoid engaging,
>
>The fact that the engine turns with a wrench but not when the
>solenoid
>engages means that there is a problem with the started. One of 2
>things
>that I can think of.
>
>1. It is dead
>2. Not enough juice is getting to it. Check the connections for
>corrosion. Even though your battery is good, the juice might not
>be
>getting to the starter.
>
>I would bet on a dead starter.
>
>Jonas
>85 Scirocco
>
>
>
>
>
>bill yeckel wrote:
>>Hello people I have been reading this list for a while, but now
>I
>>need some
>>advice. I recently acquired a 79 scirocco with a 84 GTI 1.8L
>>engine in it.
>>And the thing wont turn over. Here is what I have found so far.
>>
>>-The battery is fine(tested at 13v)
>>-The engine is not frozen from rust, turned it with a
>wrench(this
>>is what I
>>suspected because the car has been sitting outside in the
>Seattle
>>rain for a
>>year and a half. With out being run.)
>>-When I turn the car over it make a click and then a chunk sound
>>like its
>>stuck.
>>
>>So I guess what I'm wondering is doesn't this sound like a
>>starter
>>problem??? Or is it timing? Or...I was hoping someone might
>>have some more
>>info before I going digging into it even deeper.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>-Bill
>>
>>79 scirocco (still recovering from neglect)
>>
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