Re: [tech]: engine swap- fuck this, i give up

["Craig Williams" <roccolister@hotmail.com>]

Mike,

The metallic squeaking is most likely the metal plate that sits between the
timing belt and the waterpump. If you just replaced the water pump, you may
have bent this thin piece of metal enough to contact the pulley of the
intermediate shaft. Mine did this, and I was able to stick a long screw
driver in from below to bend it away from the pulley.

Good luck -- Craig Williams
1981 Scirocco S 2008cc 16V (As seen in 01-2001 Sport Compact Car)
1991 Passat Wagon 2.0 16V (For the Wife & baby)
2000 Saab Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged monster)
Northern California, USA

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Abatzis <abatzis2@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:51 AM
Subject: [tech]: engine swap- fuck this, i give up


> short version:
> 1.8 16v->2.0 16v swap, keeping my 1.8 head
> trouble mating 5sp tranny to new engine (auto)
> finally got that figured out, put everything back together fill the
radiator
> and trickle, trickle, as water comes leaking out of the (all together now)
> busted water pump. fuck. change in my original. start it, and i hear a bad
> metallic squeaking sound from the pass side. thought it might be a belt,
> disconnected all belts, still there. timing belt tensioner? hmm. changed
> that, still there. if i let the engine run, a disturbing plume of smoke
> comes from the back of the engine somewhere pass side. the engine doesn't
> sound quite right, sort of a deep knocking combined with the squeak. now i
> cant tell where the squeak is coming from (flywheel/clutch? crank?). i'm
> pissed, and i need this car by monday. i won't have time for months after
> this. i think i may just bring it in to the shop and have them deal. wtf
is
> wrong with this thing? i can't even troubleshoot cuz i've messed with just
> about everything in the last 2 weeks. highlights:
> new clutch/pp/seals
> new lifters/head gas./bolts etc.
> old head on new engine
>
> so i don't know. i'm guessing the worst and thinking maybe i have a spun
> bearing? if that's what it is, does the engine have to be removed to fix?
i
> bought the engine kind of blind, so i don't know how it works. thoughts?
> -michael
>
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