Hi List, well, with much dismay i must post, that my Tiico has just dropped a cylinder. #1 has 40 lbs. compression, and thats a real bummer, for a motor with only about 5000 miles. ran like a beast up until last friday while sitting at a stop sign, all of a sudden I had 3 cylinders running and not 4. I'm suspecting a burnt valve, so the head is coming off very soon. Now, I know that the intake itself and head ports or custom (or not like the standard 1.8L Golf/Jetta) so the intake manifold gasket must either be reused or replaced, for it is definitley South-African. So thats a given. But, is anyone aware of the standard 1.8L head-gasket and valves being useable on the Tiico head? I would imagine these being OK to cross over or use if needed, but i guess i'll find out. thanks alot for any info and help, (now i must be getting ahold of Peter for those reimbusments) happy travels everyone, marty 88 westy _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. |
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