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#60
by
RabbitJockey
on 08 Oct, 2012 12:34
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lay the gasket on the block, you will need to plug a coolant passage or else the opening for the extra drain will let coolant spill out the front of the block. it shaped almost like a triangle but i bet there is enough meat there to drill it out to a circle and tap it with pipe thread and run a plug into it. then do a burn out. but if you lay the gasket on the block you will see what needs done.
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#61
by
justiz00
on 08 Oct, 2012 12:50
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#62
by
theman53
on 08 Oct, 2012 18:18
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Thanks Trevor. I do have the old 1.9 gasket and block, I am just out of cylinder heads right now. Now that you reminded me I think I remember...There is an oil passage and a water passage. That is what I couldn't remember. I was just remembering the oil return. I guess I will just have to use the teflon joint sealant tape like I did last time and didn't have an issue for 40,000 miles.
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#63
by
RabbitJockey
on 08 Oct, 2012 19:47
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Take it for what it is:a sloppy measurement. But I used a twizzler and I stuffed down in there and kept it positioned at the center line of the port I got about 3.5 inches everytime I rechecked on each port, and honestly if it was measured straight down where the stem is that would give you another quarter inch I'd bet. Also the twizzler worked pretty well haha
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#64
by
theman53
on 08 Oct, 2012 20:55
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Holy cow. I was expecting less than 3". Good news I may have good torque way less than 3,000 rpm.
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#65
by
RabbitJockey
on 08 Oct, 2012 21:11
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I can believe it too because when I looked at my aaz head which has been months haha the intake ports go more straight downto the valve where the 1.6 head is more curved and a bit of a harsher bend into the valve seat
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#66
by
theman53
on 10 Oct, 2012 18:46
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#67
by
TurboJ
on 11 Oct, 2012 19:02
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Nice!
That kind of inlet should make things flow a bit!
How's the hood clearance with that, BTW?
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#68
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 11 Oct, 2012 19:46
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I think the John Deere green is about the closest color you can get to the stock VW diesel engine blocks without having a custom color mixed.
Anyone ever notice that the gasser blocks were not green?
Anyway, I like to paint engines black to hide oil leaks!!!
the 1.6 diesels were GREEN
the 1.5 diesels were BLUE (least all that i have own and seen)
the gassers were generally not painted at all.. the ones that were painted, were black..
myself personally, i really liked my machine gray engine the best.. it showed oil/coolant leaks like no other, and it was actually quite easy to keep it clean.. i liked it better than black for sure..
Alpine Green is my favorite color to do VW diesels in tho.. hands down..
gives you +20whp as well, just from the paint!!
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#69
by
theman53
on 11 Oct, 2012 21:59
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Nice!
That kind of inlet should make things flow a bit!
How's the hood clearance with that, BTW?
I should have about 1/2" of clearance. I figured I had 11" from the intake bolts up with ROR figures and I bolted an aaz head to old blown block and kinda measured the best I could. I measured to the strut tower brace and I had 11" to the bottom of it...and the intake will be behind it some and the further back it goes the more the hood slopes up. It should be right at 10.5" or less. The runners above the cast piece are 8.25", but I recessed them about an 1" into the plenum, but the plenum is higher.
Short answer is I hope it fits.
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#70
by
RabbitJockey
on 11 Oct, 2012 22:17
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All guestimations point to it fitting eh haha
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#71
by
theman53
on 11 Oct, 2012 22:52
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All guestimations point to it fitting eh haha
Yes, it will. One way or another...I will either beat it down or cut it back up and have it rewelded.
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#72
by
hillfolk'r
on 14 Oct, 2012 12:49
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I think the John Deere green is about the closest color you can get to the stock VW diesel engine blocks without having a custom color mixed.
Anyone ever notice that the gasser blocks were not green?
Anyway, I like to paint engines black to hide oil leaks!!!
the 1.6 diesels were GREEN
the 1.5 diesels were BLUE (least all that i have own and seen)
the gassers were generally not painted at all.. the ones that were painted, were black..
myself personally, i really liked my machine gray engine the best.. it showed oil/coolant leaks like no other, and it was actually quite easy to keep it clean.. i liked it better than black for sure..
The green color closely resembles the detroit diesel 2 stroke green imo
sort of a 50s seafoam green or somethin...nice bright stylish color methinks
Alpine Green is my favorite color to do VW diesels in tho.. hands down..
gives you +20whp as well, just from the paint!!
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#73
by
hillfolk'r
on 14 Oct, 2012 12:52
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Osha green is a close match too..we use that at my shop,i think krylon makes it,but its normal paint,not engine paint
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#74
by
theman53
on 17 Oct, 2012 20:20
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Well got it back and it is all welded. Of course it is going to be close, but we will see. I ended up trading him some 3m supplies and 3 cupstones that I got for free for all the tig welding he did. Not bad I don't believe, what do you think?
Oh yeah, I had him add a section to the T3 so it will hook up easier.
Guess what, I can shut the hood with that guy...bad news is the cap on the end just hits that strut brace.