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A little smoke
sorry to butt in on your conversation;but is 94 octane safe to use with a 3A
2.0L block;with head shaved .040" & with K.S. working?? Ken R.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik La Celle" <lacelle@frontiernet.net>
To: "List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; "Ken B" <Indiana_Red@hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 9:39 PM
Subject: Re: A little smoke
> Congrats on the successful transplant! I wouldn't worry about a little
> smoke, especially if it's just being started. When I put my motor in,
> all the penetrating oil that was on everything including the exhaust
> manifold and downpipe smoked for a while.
>
> Wouldn't worry about the fuel either. Yes, top it off with premium.
> You might consider premium as your fuel of choice assuming your using
> the knock box with your 16v. I've noticed intitial spark knock (about 1
> sec.) followed by a loss of power as the computer retards the timing
> with 87 octane. 93 works much nicer.
>
> HTH
> Erik L
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ken B <Indiana_Red@hotmail.com>
>
> > My 16v transplant is running finally. (aplause) A couple concerns
> though.
> > There is a little smoke coming up from the back of the block. Could
> that
> > just be the anti-seize I put on the manifold bolts? It is whitish and
> > smells a bit like burning rubber but not exactly. It is the first
> time any
> > of those parts have gotten hot in about a year. Also it is drawing
> from the
> > gastank that has had only about 2-3 gallons of gas from over a year
> ago.
> > Doesn't gas "turn" or go bad" should I just put in a full dose of
> techron
> > and top off with some Premium? Maybe that is explaining the rough
> > idle....but it is getting better after about a 5-10 min idle with a
> couple
> > of 2K "blips" blips of the throttle.
> > Just not sure what to expect in this situation.
> > Any advice or experiance on this is welcome.
> > Don't make me beg now : )
> >
> > Ken
> > 1979 Scirocco "McFly"
> > 16v conversion - Engine in, now the hard part
> > Electrical : (
> > VORTEX: "Indiana Red"
>
>
>
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