Rabbit is dead again :(

[Rising]

Okay so I got it running again yesterday to see if it was possible to maybe pour some bar's leak in it or something as a temporary fix. So I figured i'd post the video. Seems exactly the same as when i had a blown head gasket except now i'm seeing some smoke coming from the passenger side of the engine down by the head gasket. Could a headgasket get blown enough to have smoke come out of it and lose enough compression to not start? or is that the nail in the coffin? Just curious? I'd hate to throw away a good n/a engine if I don't have to. But I might have a bare td block and head soon so I guess this is all just an experiment for me anyway. any thoughts?

http://www.youtube.com/embed/uof3gTbpCnQ

sorry for the shaky camera work

[745 turbogreasel]

Oh believe me if it was possible to keep the coolant in it long enough to do some limping i'd be considering it

I knew one gent who figured it out. 
He had a hole cut in the hood above the coolant bottle.
Just before getting under way, you'd flip a 5 gal drinking water bottle onto the hole, and stick another on there when it ran out.

[CrazyAndy]

Hey, just letting you know that if the head ends up being warped, I have an 11mm NA head that might not be warped.  And manifolds if they somehow got cracked too.

And CRSMP5 is right, I've been down a hard road on my AAZ build.  Hopefully its just the top end that messed up.  I'm with the forgiveness crown on this one, like you; never got mad at my machinist for taking 5 months overall on my crank, and got it back yesterday with a perfect nose weld!  So good grace will come back around to you.  At least your friend will be eager to help if you need an extra set of hands. 

[Rising]

Oh believe me if it was possible to keep the coolant in it long enough to do some limping i'd be considering it

I knew one gent who figured it out. 
He had a hole cut in the hood above the coolant bottle.
Just before getting under way, you'd flip a 5 gal drinking water bottle onto the hole, and stick another on there when it ran out.

I think I would have paid to see that haha.

That's just a better way to live Andy. No sense in stressing: ) won't get your engine back together any sooner

As for the head, I just picked up a turbo diesel block and head that I will be using in this rabbit. I am debating on whether to run them n/a right now or throw this vnt on them!

The big need I have now is an engine hoist. Unfortunately I might have to wait awhile to pull this engine until I can find one.

Sent from my Thunderbolt using Tapatalk 2

[clbanman]

Do you have a garage with exposed trusses?   Buy one of these (http://www.harborfreight.com/1-ton-chain-hoist-996.html), throw a couple 4X4's across 3-4 of the trusses, put a chain around them and to the chain hoist and out she'll come.   I've done a Ford V8 like that, so the VW block should be no issue.

[R.O.R-2.0]

Do you have a garage with exposed trusses?   Buy one of these (http://www.harborfreight.com/1-ton-chain-hoist-996.html), throw a couple 4X4's across 3-4 of the trusses, put a chain around them and to the chain hoist and out she'll come.   I've done a Ford V8 like that, so the VW block should be no issue.

ive got a 4 ton electric hoist in my shop..

makes pulling engines a breeze..

i can pull an engine with one thumb.. simply hit the UP button!

[Rising]

Yeah those are nice setups! Unfortunately no. The garage I have access too is a cheesy enclosed carport basically. So no exposed truses and lots of shotty workmanship anyway. But I bought an engine lift off Craigslist and I'm gonna sell it to recoup the money.

The engine is already swapped out actually I just forgot to update this thread.

I do have a small diesel leak from the return lines at the pump. Does anyone have a good source for the tiny diesel fuel line between the injectors and from the pump to the return line? Local auto part places don't have anything that small and look at me like I'm crazy...

Sent from my Thunderbolt using Tapatalk 2

[R.O.R-2.0]

Yeah those are nice setups! Unfortunately no. The garage I have access too is a cheesy enclosed carport basically. So no exposed truses and lots of shotty workmanship anyway. But I bought an engine lift off Craigslist and I'm gonna sell it to recoup the money.

The engine is already swapped out actually I just forgot to update this thread.

I do have a small diesel leak from the return lines at the pump. Does anyone have a good source for the tiny diesel fuel line between the injectors and from the pump to the return line? Local auto part places don't have anything that small and look at me like I'm crazy...

Sent from my Thunderbolt using Tapatalk 2

go steal some vacuum lines off a mid 80s or early 90s japanese import.. they all had MILES of vacuum lines to pirate..

all my diesels get toyota vac lines.. Carburated hondas are a GREAT place to find vac lines.. they had like 75 vacuum lines, no joke..

jap import vac line fits WAY TIGHTER than the fabric covered junk, doesnt get hard, or soft, or susceptible to heat or cold..

[Rising]

Hmm this is a good idea... I'll have to go take a peak once this hurricane passes... probably not a great time for junking.

I picked up some vacuum line that was slightly smaller at my local auto shop.. it worked for a couple miles... then it got real loose and now my leak is way worse... gonna have to put the old ones back on till I can find another solution.

But in other news this new engine runs awesome! It feel so good to be back driving the rabbit. Even if it has a funny looking front end and is a little leaky

Sent from my Thunderbolt using Tapatalk 2

[burn_your_money]

Good to hear you are back up and running!

[CRSMP5]

got a hobby shop that deals with nitro powered planes/cars/trucks?? my tdi came with what looks like "nitro fuel line" for a rc car.. with bio and all else it still no leak... and they were reused!! i just wanted to see what bio and diesel would do to it... ill use it way more often now...

[Rising]

That sounds like a great idea! I think the stuff they use in those little engines is fairly corrosive... I have a bottle of model airplane fuel I have left over from my r/c days I use a solvent for over spray haha. I bet it does great. I'm sure a hobby website could probably get me some fairly quickly...

Sent from my Thunderbolt using Tapatalk 2

[fatmobile]

 The 1/8" urethane, from motorcycle shops, fits between the injectors.
 It fits very tight at first, hard to get it on all the way so I just get it to fit over the barb and after it warms up they slide the rest of the way on easy.
 I like clear lines between the injectors, it has made it easier to figure out problems,.. I had an injector stuffing air back into the line recently. It also shows air leaking in when engine is shut off.

[airhead]

Will you do me a favour? If you find yourself bored in your carport, will you take the head off the old engine? I'd love to see what's going on in there!

[Rising]

Yep I'm actually going to be taking the head off Thursday or Friday to examine it for ORcoaster. He might want it. But I'll post pics for everyone

Sent from my Thunderbolt using Tapatalk 2