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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: lovinthedeez on June 19, 2011, 04:47:31 pm
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with the great weather and a little spare time, I finally took a minute to tear into the jetta. Took off the head to do a head gasket, and also to see if there was any catastrophic damage to the #3 cylinder, which wasn't firing it seemed. It was the only cylinder that wouldn't drop the rpm's after loosening the hard line nut, and I was expecting the worst. Well, the cylinder looked fine, but found a lot of carbon/crud in the combustion chamber. I also found a nice little crack underneath the #2 cylinder precup. That cylinder was firing fine. I realize a new/different head is on the shopping list, but what would cause the crack? Can't say I've really seen it happen often. I'll try to get a pic, but I don't have a camera right now. Gonna slap the head back on tonight and see if I can get this little sucker to run again. If it runs the same as before, I guess I'll do a compression check first, then go from there.....
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Oh, nice car! Just poking in as project direction has changed. I now have a rebuilt head for sale if interested. Only the orig. casting was used. PM me.
Jason
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check that injector.
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check that injector.
this
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Your car brings back memories. I had an 84 in the exact same color. Along with a Rabbit pickup and a 2 door 82 Jetta coupe prior to the 84.
Before the internet and this site....... :(
Good luck with it,.
Stay safe, stay well. Jimmy
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check that injector.
swapped it out already with a known good injector.......ran exactly the same
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all good......for whatever reason.....one injector, a head gasket, four hours labor, and seven months later, she revved to life right on the first try after bleeding and running like a champ...... ;D Still gonna need a new head though ;)
me and my 130 pounds torquing a head gasket.... ;D
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