Franken-TD for an '84 Coupe: Like i need another hole in my build thread

[Gizmoman]

Looks like that puppy will drain!
Nice.
Make sure that hose can handle the temps. Doesn't need to be wire braid or high pressure - but high temp (500F) The oil temp isn't the issue, it's the heat from the turbo and pipes that will get to it. I would also recommend good clamps like full circle SS.

[TimpanogosSlim]

It's 300psi high temperature hydraulic hose. actually says 'flame resistant' on the side.

they didn't have any t-bolt clamps so i went with worm gear. oh well.

i had them fab me up an oil feed line today out of the 1/4" version of the same stuff but i need to go back and have them shorten it.

Also got the heat shield and MBC installed.

Did the rack boot and tie rod end on the car. went pretty well. febi/bilstein boot was Just Right Size.

[TimpanogosSlim]

The good news is that the AHU inlet tube lines up with the mounting boss on the PD130 intake manifold. The annoying news is that i will need a 45 degree hose elbow to plumb in the breather.

And just what the foo is that sensor right on the breather inlet, anyway?

The oil feed line i had made for the turbo seems possibly a little long. i'll reserve judgement on that until it's in the car and everything is routed.

Gonna have to clock the cold-side housing back a couple degrees to make room for the breather tube behind the valve cover, but I'll still be able to bolt the upper tab on the inlet hose to the boss on the intake mani.

[vanbcguy]

Breather inlet is a heater, not a sensor. There is a lot of water vapor in the blowby gasses, in colder temperatures it can freeze and block the breather, or it can shed ice into the turbo.

Factory just has 12V going to it at all times. Plenty of people will say you don't need it but if you drive at all below freezing and you've already got it then you might as well run it.

[TimpanogosSlim]

Breather inlet is a heater, not a sensor. There is a lot of water vapor in the blowby gasses, in colder temperatures it can freeze and block the breather, or it can shed ice into the turbo.

Factory just has 12V going to it at all times. Plenty of people will say you don't need it but if you drive at all below freezing and you've already got it then you might as well run it.

Ah, ok. I do live in an area that experiences winter, so, some time between now and winter I'll find the right pigtail at a junk yard and hook it up. Probably just run an in-line fused circuit off of the power supply to my glow solenoid.

[vanbcguy]

That'll work fine. Cold air rushing through the intake tract can cool things down pretty quickly. I figure if it were truly unnecessary VW wouldn't have bothered.

[TimpanogosSlim]

I'm sure it depends somewhat on climate. I've seen a series of photos of a SAAB with a front-mount intercooler that had it's bottom channel fill up with water, which froze and ruptured it. But that was in sweden.

[TimpanogosSlim]

no real progress. I did about what i could do cleaning the engine bay with 'commercial' 409 and a garden hose with a good spray nozzle.

I thought about tying things out of the way but then remembered it was 100f out and this meant that nothing was going to stay wet for more than a couple hours.

There are still areas where i figure I'll have to go in with a plastic scraper. I'm not joking.

I sorta wonder how much more i can do with a pressure washer. There's the heavy stuff, and there's the yellow diesel stains.

I also bought a mk2 vacuum pump and some AAZ pcv bits from a guy. will be here in A While.

[GEE-BEE]

Get a bead blaster gun and use glass bead....

Epoxy prime and paint....

GB

[TimpanogosSlim]

Get a bead blaster gun and use glass bead....

Epoxy prime and paint....

GB

Heck, if i had the money i would do that to the entire car.

[TimpanogosSlim]

seriously though at this point i just need to get the engine mated to the transmission and into the car and timed and running.

and with the whole air path plumbed.

but there is only so much filth i can surround such a beautiful engine with.

[TimpanogosSlim]

Got the engine bay mostly degreased. Gonna work on it some more soon but it's been hot and rainy lately. I guess we have monsoon season in utah now.

AAZ breather assembly and mk2 vacuum pump showed up. Plumbed in the breather today.

I continue to be amazed how much parts interchange there is between years of VW diesel engines.



Since taking the picture I've secured everything with hose clamps. The spring clip for the breather fitting on the block is on order at the dealership.

Also installed the bypass hose between pump and head.

Secured the inlet pipe to the turbo finally because i located my bag of m6 hardware. I had to trim the flat plastic protrusion on the inlet pipe so that it clears the boss on the intake manifold. No big deal of course.

Getting closer.

[Gizmoman]

Nice sir, very nice

[theman53]

This is probably going to do very well in an mk1. Hope you get it going soon

[TimpanogosSlim]

thanks for the kind words.

there is light at the end of the tunnel. i just need to finish degreasing, get the clutch in and get it mated to the transmission, get it in there. well, somewhere in there i want to wire wheel the halfassed paint off of the battery tray and do a por-15 treatment.