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<P>My '86 8v RD conversion experienced the joys of infinately variable timing, I was able to fix it with a new pulley and a lot of work with a file.</P>
<P>Anson<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>Cathy,
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<DIV></DIV>This keyway problem.....I personally believe it is a 16v problem only...I haven't heard of any 8v guys experiencing this...has any 8v guy here had their crank keyway break?
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<DIV></DIV>My theory is, the added stress of the 8 extra valves and extra cam and cam chain is too much stress on the timing belt and keyway...
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<DIV></DIV>I'd only expect a diesel 8v to experience this, if any 8v has (added stress on the timing belt from the injection pump).
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<DIV></DIV>Eric
<DIV></DIV>www.VintageWatercooleds.com
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<DIV></DIV>79 VW Iltis
<DIV></DIV>81 Scirocco S (*TDI* swap and complete restoration in holding pattern)
<DIV></DIV>81 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel (Waiting for BAE Turbo Install)
<DIV></DIV>83 Scirocco Wolfsburg
<DIV></DIV>91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
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<DIV></DIV>--- Cathy Boyko <LOSINIT@USA.NET>wrote:
<DIV></DIV>>Obviously oil figures prominently. I killed a 350 back in the day when the oil
<DIV></DIV>>pump stopped working, lots of oil in it, valves got noisy, then it died (no
<DIV></DIV>>kidding eh?). Siezed piston, snapped connecting rod. (I was running a guy at a
<DIV></DIV>>light too!) It got an oil pressure guage after that. As for ours, not a total
<DIV></DIV>>write off, but serious, is the ever popular crank keyway problem (this gives
<DIV></DIV>>what is best described as "continuously variable timing", but not in a good
<DIV></DIV>>way.) That's what lead to my only two new engines.
<DIV></DIV>>Cathy
<DIV></DIV>>1987 2L 16V "the silver headache"
<DIV></DIV>>1980 running parts car
<DIV></DIV>>looking for Rocc #3
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<DIV></DIV>>Cory Langford <CORYLANG@DCCNET.COM>wrote:
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<DIV></DIV>>> I have seen a number of listers having real troubles with their engines
<DIV></DIV>>> over the last year. Thrown rods, broken cranks, broken wrist pins, etc,
<DIV></DIV>>etc.
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<DIV></DIV>>> Having only ever taken out a head gasket. I figure it might be time to get
<DIV></DIV>>> a good list of things that could go wrong and their symptoms :)
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<DIV></DIV>>> So what are the obvious symptoms of the various ways we can kill an
<DIV></DIV>>engine...
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<DIV></DIV>>> Cory Langford
<DIV></DIV>>> '86 turbo project - running, just needs tuning :)
<DIV></DIV>>> '79 Cheap Ass turbo daily driver - Restore in progress...
<DIV></DIV>>> '65 Ghia - The next project in the garage
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