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

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

Exactly, Number three is sound, you just might lose some power (LOL, ask me
about starting an engine on one. NOT fun) At least you know that the head's
gotta come off for sure. Hoping that piston kissing wasn't unhappy for the
pistons. NOW WE WANT PICTURES!!!!


That sucks though.
Cathy

On 5:32 am 05/17/07 julie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Wellll. Looks like one set is good.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Allyn [mailto:amalventano1@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 09:35 PM
> > To: ''Daun Yeagley'', scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: Semi-OT: (2.0) 16v bent valve diagnosis (results)
> >
> > 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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