Semi-OT: (2.0) 16v bent valve diagnosis (results)

[amalventano1 at tds.net (Allyn)]

Welllll:

0 / 0 / 175 / 0

:)

I'll pull head tomorrow and get pics up.

Al

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daun Yeagley [mailto:vwdaun@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 3:53 PM
> To: Allyn; scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Semi-OT: (2.0) 16v bent valve diagnosis
> 
> 
> --- Allyn <amalventano1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> What I
> > wanted to know from the list is - has anyone actually had a timing 
> > belt let go and tried just changing the belt first?  If valves were 
> > actually bent, what symptoms were there on the new belt attempt?
> 
> The easiest way to test for bent valves is to do a 
> compression check since an engine with no / little 
> compression won't run.  If it somehow passes the test, then 
> your valves are ok - only then would I start looking 
> elsewhere for no-start problems.
> 
> 
> Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
> '81 Scirocco S (Deiter)       '86 Scirocco 8v
> '88 Scirocco Slegato (Gino!)  '88 Scirocco 16v
> '96 Passat GLX Wagon          '56 Cessna 172
> The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the 
> parts - Ehrlich's Law.
> 
> 
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