Author Topic: Buying 1984 Jetta converted to turbo / blown head gasket (Read 8616 times)

8v-of-fury · « **Reply #15 on:** August 10, 2012, 10:34:13 am »

Unless they are brand new looking, they look bad faded and the strips all dis-coloured. Its why I got these

R.O.R-2.0 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 10, 2012, 11:46:00 am »

Rabbit bumpers look 100% better than the Jetta bumpers..

the plastic ones look out of place on a mk1.

RabbitJockey · « **Reply #17 on:** August 10, 2012, 04:36:48 pm »

id be leary, it could have a cracked head or something like mine did.

R.O.R-2.0 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 11, 2012, 08:07:51 am »

id be leary, it could have a cracked head or something like mine did.

head gaskets usually dont blow at that low of boost...

ive ran ~40psi to my engines ALOT.. and all on stock gasket and bolts..

8v-of-fury · « **Reply #19 on:** August 11, 2012, 09:21:55 am »

But they do blow if you over heat it.. or they dont seal if you've cracked the block or head.

R.O.R-2.0 · « **Reply #20 on:** August 11, 2012, 07:45:39 pm »

But they do blow if you over heat it.. or they dont seal if you've cracked the block or head.

yea, i guess these things CAN overheat..