Topic: Need a 8V head? or mk3 2.o.......... (Read 926 times)

101stvet · « **on:** August 09, 2009, 02:00:12 PM »

So today it seems that my number 4 fuel injector had been basically half ass working and had someo how worked it's self out of the fuel injector cup well i'm pretty sure cyl#4 over heated and is now dead so i'm looking for a head and possible another 8v motor , i just had one in my garage 2 weeks ago damnit

So after thinking about it and talking to the wife , i might possible look into a 2.0ltr swap out of a mk3 , what i don't know is what i need to do to make it work ,if any of you guys have a clue or somewhere to look that would help i'm about to search the tex and see if i can find anything

.:Reaper · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2009, 03:12:33 PM »

Quote from: 101stvet on August 09, 2009, 02:00:12 PM

So today it seems that my number 4 fuel injector had been basically half ass working and had someo how worked it's self out of the fuel injector cup well i'm pretty sure cyl#4 over heated and is now dead so i'm looking for a head and possible another 8v motor , i just had one in my garage 2 weeks ago damnit

been there man been there..... Id vouch to sell yah mine but it may be more trouble than its worth...headga sket is gone and it overheats once in a blue moon (or so says the broken temp guage)

101stvet · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2009, 03:18:54 PM »

yea i've talked to dave today he might have a line on one , i'm going to start tearing it apart at somepoint today

101stvet · « **Reply #3 on:** August 09, 2009, 03:40:30 PM »

So after trooling the tex and some other sites doing a 2.0 right now isn't going to work for me , since the rabbit is a daily i need it back up and running with in a week and too do the swap right i'd take a good month of weekends and what not but it diffently not as hard as i thought it would be. i'll stick with a 8v for the time being

SwiftMKIII · « **Reply #4 on:** August 09, 2009, 04:12:47 PM »

I think you can use an aba bottom end if your head is good If the head is bad, ugh, I dont know.

sad_rocc · « **Reply #5 on:** August 09, 2009, 04:19:03 PM »

You can, but if you're looking for a fast swap, it's prolly not it since you need to order some parts and fab a dp. Check Snoopy's thread for more info.

Nemesis · « **Reply #6 on:** August 09, 2009, 04:28:14 PM »

I have a 1.8 8v that came out of my '83 GTI. Ran fine when pulled. Make me an offer.

snoopy · « **Reply #7 on:** August 12, 2009, 03:21:39 PM »

You can have my 8V head if you want it.

Got the 2.0 ABA yesterday, have an MK2 8v head going on the ABA...so... the whole old motor is going into the dumpster...

scurvy_bandit · « **Reply #8 on:** August 12, 2009, 03:51:22 PM »

I'll take that shit to scrap!

You know anyone with a waterjet?

snoopy · « **Reply #9 on:** August 12, 2009, 06:41:36 PM »

Quote from: scurvy_bandit on August 12, 2009, 03:51:22 PM

You know anyone with a waterjet?

Yup.

101stvet · « **Reply #10 on:** August 13, 2009, 05:48:46 AM »

Well i got everything off the motor minus the exhaust , motor mounts, and fuel lines not bad for two nights of about 3hours work tonight the motor comes out

. the block is good but the head is toast , so i'll be rebuilding this one or throwing it in my jetta and let someone else deal with it.

101stvet · « **Reply #11 on:** August 15, 2009, 11:45:23 AM »

motor is out and sitting in my garage , now all i need is a motor to put back in it.

snoopy · « **Reply #12 on:** August 15, 2009, 01:17:19 PM »

Ah man... he didn't tell you. We blew that motor up last night racing kids on North Academy! I finally got home around 3am.

JK

snoopy · « **Reply #13 on:** August 17, 2009, 03:05:59 PM »

How'd everything go?

scurvy_bandit · « **Reply #14 on:** August 17, 2009, 03:15:16 PM »

he doesnt work as fast as some people.

just messin' AJ

101stvet · « **Reply #15 on:** August 17, 2009, 08:45:51 PM »

IT RUNS BIOTCH FIRST TIME START AND STAYED RUNNING FUCK YEA

scurvy_bandit · « **Reply #16 on:** August 17, 2009, 09:26:20 PM »

Hell it should of!

snoopy · « **Reply #17 on:** August 18, 2009, 08:56:39 AM »

Quote from: 101stvet on August 17, 2009, 08:45:51 PM

IT RUNS BIOTCH FIRST TIME START AND STAYED RUNNING FUCK YEA

Alright! Do you have the stock intake on it or are you putting the opened up one w/ a fox?

101stvet · « **Reply #18 on:** August 19, 2009, 05:49:42 AM »

Well car is running great minus a higher then normal idle, but when i went to drive it i'm not getting 1st or 2nd gear

, so tonight i and hopefully dave will be trying to figur that out , along with getting my exhaust figured out it's seating about a inch to the rear now

the gear issue is weird feels like there's something keeping it from moving all the way over , on the tranny the lever moves allthe way thru the gears no problem but when all the linkage is onit it wont go into gear, my exhaust is seating all caddy-wompass so i'm wondering if it might be pushed up against the bottom of the shifter , i really hope the tranny isn't fucked up that would be very disapointing.

Nemesis · « **Reply #19 on:** August 19, 2009, 06:02:30 AM »

Quote from: 101stvet on August 19, 2009, 05:49:42 AM

Well car is running great minus a higher then normal idle, but when i went to drive it i'm not getting 1st or 2nd gear , so tonight i and hopefully dave will be trying to figur that out , along with getting my exhaust figured out it's seating about a inch to the rear now

the gear issue is weird feels like there's something keeping it from moving all the way over , on the tranny the lever moves allthe way thru the gears no problem but when all the linkage is onit it wont go into gear, my exhaust is seating all caddy-wompass so i'm wondering if it might be pushed up against the bottom of the shifter , i really hope the tranny isn't fucked up that would be very disapointing.

Can you get reverse? Sounds like you need to adjust the linkage:

http://www.geocities.com/jonnyguru/vw/shifter.html

101stvet · « **Reply #20 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:24:28 PM »

so dave came over and we got the linkage figured out it was out of adjustment , it's notchy as hell but i'll get use to it atleast till i get all new bushings and what not to rebuild it , and the cabby really hauls ass now .

the idle is still kinda high around 1400rpm which it needs for the cam , so i'll live with it for now it runs and drives

sad_rocc · « **Reply #21 on:** August 20, 2009, 05:07:42 AM »

Just turn the idle screw down a little.

101stvet · « **Reply #22 on:** August 20, 2009, 04:44:47 PM »

idle screw is all the way down i think i got a short screw init i'll chaqange it at some point , drove it all over the springs today runs well plenty of power now very pleased

snoopy · « **Reply #23 on:** August 23, 2009, 08:19:11 AM »

Are you driving it to work yet? Very cool man. Glad you got it running again!

Did you use that intake Dave brought over to my place? Are you using a stock TB or a fox one?

101stvet · « **Reply #24 on:** August 30, 2009, 09:05:02 AM »

So i've been driving it to and from work for little over a week runs great , till last thursday when it develobed a really bad stutter , so i put a new fuel filter, cap, rotor and went ahead and bought a set of the new E3 plugs , and WOW! what a difference i gained back so much power it's retarded. the E3's are basically a really cheap version of Pulsars i'm still running a little lean up top so i got to figur that out but otherwise all is good.

scurvy_bandit · « **Reply #25 on:** August 30, 2009, 12:23:20 PM »

Quote from: 101stvet on August 30, 2009, 09:05:02 AM

So i've been driving it to and from work for little over a week runs great , till last thursday when it develobed a really bad stutter , so i put a new fuel filter, cap, rotor and went ahead and bought a set of the new E3 plugs , and WOW! what a difference i gained back so much power it's retarded. the E3's are basically a really cheap version of Pulsars i'm still running a little lean up top so i got to figur that out but otherwise all is good.

Its probably leaning out on top because the AF is good at idle and lower RPMs. Thats one of the flaws with basic. We could figure out a way to wire up CIS-e again or even something newer, OR you could just shim the dizzy and get more fuel pressure. The only thing is, in stop and go traffic, the richer bottom end makes for horrible gas milage. Glad to hear you even have it running better! And about the idle, I am pretty sure the ISV or Idle control valve or whatever is bad. Since I deleted all of that mess on my truck it idles better than ever before... Thats just running on idle set scre and timing. You just have to pump the pedal some when starting... no biggie there!

101stvet · « **Reply #26 on:** August 30, 2009, 06:12:16 PM »

yea man it's running like a scolded dog , i can't wait to see how see runs down PCH i'm thinking traction migh be a issue just sayen

considering i scarred the shit out of my self down union taking a turn and slammed it down into 2nd and had the front pretty keep going straight good times

scurvy_bandit · « **Reply #27 on:** August 30, 2009, 06:50:37 PM »

Im glad you enjoy the engine.

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