That is if you can get out of the car. Sounds like it runs so well you just want to keep going!kuklaki wrote: I have a feeling I'll have to wait on William hand and foot for a couple days for this one
It's about damn time
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- Frozen Guy in the Northern Country
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Phil
'87 Cabriolet, "Topless Bunny"
'88 Cabriolet, "Posh Bunny"
'04 Golf
'12 Golf Wagon TDI
'69 Manx type Dune Buggy (New Toy)
'87 Cabriolet, "Topless Bunny"
'88 Cabriolet, "Posh Bunny"
'04 Golf
'12 Golf Wagon TDI
'69 Manx type Dune Buggy (New Toy)
- gull
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Not to insult your intelligence, but you did make sure all the studs were fully in, right? I've had those studs back out a bit so the shoulder wasn't tight against the head. That's easy to miss, and it creates a nice gap for oil to leak through. Then the valve cover warps when someone tries to torque it down hard to fix the leak.Calimus wrote: I did however have to double stack the valve cover gasket as it seems the current valve cover is warped and was letting oil leak by.
If the cover really is warped, you can probably get a straight one from a junkyard. They were used on approximately 1.2 bazillion VW engines, including all the 1.6L diesels.
- Briano1234
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Calimus wrote:Nope, I stay away from the ricer rags.
Besides, why would I want to mess this up
Gee, I guess I know who cleaned that bay.... as i remember seeing pics..
I remember exactally how my diesel's valve cover got warped...
It was sitting on the garage floor, and I was timing the engine, and my daughter drove her tricycle over a bunch of bubble wrap,,,, need less to say, I jerked back, popped the prop rod out of the holder and stepped on my valve cover and as it was sitting on an uneven floor it warped, as the hood came down and slammed shut at the same time that my heel was depressing on the top of the valve cover.....
Took me 2 years of scavaging the wrecking yards to find one that was warp free.
Briano
Yes as matter of fact, I have the Luck o'the Irish...everything I touch turns to fertilizer of the bovine variety.
You can lead a user to a link, but you can't make him Click....
Yes as matter of fact, I have the Luck o'the Irish...everything I touch turns to fertilizer of the bovine variety.
You can lead a user to a link, but you can't make him Click....