Installed new head, engine wont start...

[vze3pj7t@verizon.net (MrAudi)]

exactly how much oil did you pour down the spark plug holes?? plugs will not
fire if they have a coating of oil on them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Tom" <rtom@yahoo.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 11:28 PM
Subject: Installed new head, engine wont start...


> Help!  I just reinstalled my p/p head tonight and am
> having trouble getting the car to start.  I greased
> the camshafts, poored some oil down the sparkplug
> holes, made sure that the distributor was correctly
> installed, #1 piston TDC, camshaft gear and valve
> cover marking aligned for #1 TDC, etc.
>
> The car won't start.  It hadn't been started for about
> 6 weeks, so after it didn't start the after the first
> few tries, I drained the battery.  I charged it and
> tried again.  It still didn't work.  I used jumper
> cables to my wife's jetta and managed to get the
> starter cable to the battery to smoke, then gave up
> because it was getting dark.
>
> Any thoughts?  Is this normal on a dry motor?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Russ
>
>
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