My very first no run thread! Hooray!! (Edit: My first engine build! Hooray!!!)

[rabbitman]

Good job , I've worked on mine for three weeks before and was very glad to get it going so I can hardly imagine the joy after FINALLY running after being down as long as you've been.

[jtanguay]

i don't think you lose any torque with a 1" extension? 

glad to hear she's up and running though!  make sure that you burp the system to get all the air out or else you risk wrecking all your hard work!  i burped mine by running it without the rad cap on until it got up to temperature, then revved it to get the coolant flowing real good.  you can usually avoid having to do that by just filling the rad first using the upper cooling hose, and then re-attach it and fill the engine up.

some advice i'll give you, is to try to keep your speeds low, and check the oil level always for the next 1000km or so.  its better to be safe than sorry   in my stupid (younger) years i ran my '86 jetta up to 180km/h to keep up with traffic on the highway... this was a few 100km's after a simple re-ring job.  when i got home the oil was at the bottom of the dip stick!!! 

a little off topic, but seeing as how i have to change my coolant, i might try that new stuff that changes colour.  has anyone tried it? i like the idea of using a colour to know exactly when its time to change the coolant for engine longevity.  or should we be using the diesel specific coolants?

[burn_your_money]

i don't think you lose any torque with a 1" extension? 

If the extension is parallel to the socket then there is no significant change in torque. If it runs perpendicular to the socket (lengthening the torque wrench) then it will change your torque values.

[Jettagli16v]

Full report:
Everything is flawless...
The thing starts faster then any car I have ever had,
and the battery and starter and GPs are all new,
so that is a pretty good reference point.

It has not missed a beat,
(nor consumed a drop of oil)
in the 70 miles I have put on her thus far.

Im probably going to double-check the head stud
torque this week,
and then leave it all alone.
First Oil change,
Ill go back and check the rod bolts
(damn windage tray!!)

Knock on wood, not a single leak,
not even on the initial warm up,
only at 95 lb-ft.
Aircraft Permatex has to be a great help there.

I really need to do my pump now... (by that I mean Giles has to do my pump now)
I can only imagine what that must feel like!


Again, thanks to all!
-Brad

[Jettagli16v]

Andrew:
from me to you,
thank you so much.
I turned the wrenches,
but you (and the rest of the gang)
were certainly the brains behind the operation.


Thanks again!
-Brad

[jtanguay]

glad to hear that oil consumption isn't an issue  the honing must have been real good and your break in style as well 

[lovinthedeez]

feels great knowing that you did it and it runs well, huh.  good job on letting another diesel live for another 25 years.

[Jettagli16v]

Driving the car is easily the best feeling in the world,
and I am so gentle and careful with the engine now.
But I still drive the balls out of it.
I also came down from a Max EGT of 1450
to 1250, due to Gile's injector rebuild (?)
so she is running safer at full tilt now...

Now that this is sorted,
time to get to work on the turbo upgrade!
Im going to do an ATP exhaust manifold, (Already have)
(non-vw) T3, (looking... have you got one?)
and gasser intake, (have)
because I know 20 psi is about as far as you
want to go with the stock intake manifold.

Then things should get interesting...

Also, my 85 Golf is a 1.6 NA,
but has an MF code longblock in it.....
So I make the NA a TD,
and the TD a bahn burner!

-Brad

[jtanguay]

try to go VNT 

[Jettagli16v]

Ill have to do some looking there...

I already have an ATP hi-flow exhaust manifold
for T3,
(And all the VNTs I have seen are one with the exhaust mani)
but I have heard good things about the VNT with Diesels..

They are supposed to be quick spool and big boost, right?
-Brad

[jtanguay]

Ill have to do some looking there...

I already have an ATP hi-flow exhaust manifold
for T3,
(And all the VNTs I have seen are one with the exhaust mani)
but I have heard good things about the VNT with Diesels..

They are supposed to be quick spool and big boost, right?
-Brad

yea very quick spool and big boost   best of both worlds.  getting the linkage to work just right is a bit tricky though.