backfire aftermath

[sandor@vwot.org (Sandor)]

> hey breandan,
>   i'm getting some wierd results from the compression check. the results
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> were 212(?!?), 180, 180, 120. from my experience the 180's in 2&3 are
> normal. the 120 in number 4 is low and pssibly my problem, but where the
>  hell did the 212 in number 1 come from???
Carbon build up...sticky valves...magic self regenerating valve
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> So Sayeth The Hitman
> '88 "stripe" 16v scirocco
> '91 passat gl "the green hell"
> <http://www.techography.net:82/brettsgarage>
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>>From: breandan mcilwain <irisheet@yahoo.com>
>>To: The Hitman <vwscir88@hotmail.com>
>>Subject: Re: backfire aftermath
>>Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 06:35:01 -0800 (PST)
>>
>>sounds like maybe u did a number on the valve seals on
>>the exhaust side.  if u think it is the rings u could
>>do a compression test.  or u could of blown a head
>>gasket and u are now leaking oil into the cylinder and
>>causing all the smoke from that.
>>
>>hth
>>breandan
>>
>>
>>--- The Hitman <vwscir88@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > remeber about a month or so ago i posted about a
>> > massive backfire that blew
>> > off my exhaust and cracked my exhaust manifold? well
>> > i finally got off my
>> > lazy rear i put a stock exhaust system back onto her
>> > as a temp fix so i
>> > could start and run her w/o getting a pounding
>> > headache. anyways, first time
>> > i ran her for awhile she was smoking pretty badly. i
>> > just figured it was
>> > moisture, or maybe something in the exhaust system
>> > which had been up on a
>> > shelf for a year or more, but i have run her for
>> > three consecutive days for
>> > an hour or more a day and she's still smoking pretty
>> > badly. the smokes a
>> > thick grey and smells like oil. could i have damaged
>> > the rings or something
>> > with the backfire?
>> >   hit
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > So Sayeth The Hitman
>> > '88 "stripe" 16v scirocco
>> > '91 passat gl "the green hell"
>> > <http://www.techography.net:82/brettsgarage>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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