Cylinder head help & other questions - kinda long

[pbureau@attbi.com (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

you have 60/60/80/80 of compression ???

your missing like 100 off that number for it to be normal (compression  is
rated 142-175 on the 8v JH.
your problem sounds a little more than a gasket being the problem here.

please confirm your compression as this mean alot !

TDC is piston # 1 (nearest to passenger side fender)  at the highest point,
rotor set on Mark, pulley put on mark.


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ATS - Patrick Bureau
1985 8v **Planning 3A/JH  Upgrade**
1988 16v ** Euro Project/maybe 8v **
Web Site : http://longcoeur.com/scirocco


=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Mark Mages
=>Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 10:42 AM
=>To: Scirocco List
=>Subject: Cylinder head help & other questions - kinda long
=>
=>
=>Well - I figured out what I think was the problem with
=>my car getting too hot, then not running at all
=>
=>Incorrect cylinder head gasket.
=>
=>1st off - it is an 84 8v.  The cyl head has a big H
=>stamped on it.
=>
=>The one P'man sent me looks correct on first glance,
=>but when I pulled the head (60/60/80/80 compression) I
=>found that the holes in the head and the holes in the
=>block don't match the holes in the gasket.  I have
=>semi-triangular and crescent shaped holes around the
=>cylinders and the valves, and the gasket has all round
=>holes that are smaller than the holes in the engine.
=>I am guessing that these are the oil air and coolant
=>circuation holes, and the restriction is what was
=>causing it to not run.  PLEASE correct me if I am
=>wrong, but the gasket should match pretty much exactly
=>all the holes on the block and in the cyl head, right?
=>
=>Now - the guy at the shop told me to check for burnt
=>piston rings by leveling the pistons and pouring
=>solvent down the cylinders.  He said that it should
=>take 2.5 to 3 hours for it to drain through the engine
=>if the rings are good.  What kind of solvent should I
=>use?  Is acetone too much?  Should I pull the pan and
=>oil pump, or will they be all right if I leave them
=>in?
=>
=>How do I tell if my cylinder head valves are burnt?
=>there is carbon on the bottom of the head, but it
=>doesn't look like anything is especially damaged.
=>Should I disassemble it?  Anything in particular to
=>look for?  Is there any way to pressure test the
=>cyinder head to see how much compression I am losing
=>in there?
=>
=>One other thing - TDC is with the 1 & 4 pistons fully
=>raised, not 2& 3 right?  2& 3 would be TDC on the
=>exhaust stroke....
=>
=>That's it for the moment.  Thanks!
=>
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