Motor swap in a 1.8 16v

[rocco16v at netzero.net (L F)]

Okay.......
what did you decide to do?

Larry
sandiego16v
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: derrickmd18@juno.com 
  To: rocco16v@netzero.net 
  Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 7:15 PM
  Subject: Re: Motor swap in a 1.8 16v


  I was asking because I used to work at a Toyota dealership and I seen
  technicians have a motor down to the bare block inside the car took all
  the parts out and put them in a Cleaner tank, cleaned them and re
  assembled the motor in the same day.  and only one tech is working on the
  car.  But now that I think about it I only did one motor swap and it took
  me a week to do because I ran into problems with it.  I left a ground
  strap un bolts and did see it and I got a harness wire stuck between the
  engine and trans.  took me a week to see it and by that time the harness
  was destroyed to the point where I had to get it towed to a vw dealership
  and have it repaired.  now that I have access to a lift and being where
  as though my car is currently off the road I would think about a swap.

  On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:57:06 -0700 "L F" <rocco16v@netzero.net> writes:
  Think about it, der.   Rebuilding an engine will take X amount of time,
  whether that engine came out of your car or is already out of someone
  else's car.
   Of course, your car will be engine-less for fewer days if you rebuild a
  spare engine while you continue to drive the car.
  You can get the lift-work done in fewer consecutive days if you have a
  rebuilt ready to go in as soon as the old one is pulled, that's easy to
  figure out.
  So....what was your question again?
  Larry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: der flo 
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 8:20 PM
  Subject: Motor swap in a 1.8 16v


  I have a 87 vw scirocco 16v and I need to either swap the motor with a
  rebuild one or rebuild mine in the car.  Which one would be the less time
  consuming idea.  I have a spare motor in my garage on a engine stand with
  a rebuild kit sitting in my garage.  And I have a place with a lift and
  tools for 3 days.  I recently had a fuel problem with CIS-E and now my
  compression went from 150 to 110 so I need to rebuild the motor or swap
  it.  Please hit me back on this.

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