tommu wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:35 pmA) It was great to introduce the family to Colin. With everything they've seen and done - they’re going home realizing that the country has a little more joy, variety and culture to it than you guys let on abroad. They're also concerned that all American mechanics wear short shorts.
B) I then showed Colin the silicone gaskets I picked up from 914rubber.com. They were too big for the rocker covers. A shame.
C) After test driving we went back under the engine to see for sure where the oil leaks were coming from. We concluded it was the head meeting the cylinders - the heads had relaxed. And that’s that.
D) Finally we tried chasing down a slight miss at idle. Neither ignition nor timing seemed to cause it. I’m going to need a set of bosch wr8cc plugs to test.
E) Thanks for helping with the diagnostics Colin. As always - I learned a lot
a) Are they concerned that all American mechanics henceforth wear short shorts?
As for your photograph of me in my Traveling Consultant Short Shorts, I am appalled, period.
b) Not a shame at all.
c) Are the heads still at it, or did our half-re-torque help in any way?
d) IF the idle clears up with the Bosch, let me know. I excitedly went over to theSamba and shared our findings with another Type 4 engine miss post, and the solution turned out to be the repair of some subtle vacuum leak.
e) As always, the coffee was first-rate and the Appalling Humor That Runs In The Family of course, wasn't.
Colin
A Lovely Example (of caved-in lifters):
This is the old eche_bus and it is a beauty in all things visible. Once past the presentation, it is a good bus in need of some tender care here and there:
What were we searching for here? I cannot remember, but that we were on the internet: