[T3] Trouble home from Bugorama

[Daniel K. Du Vall]

You can always pull the head on the side that has no compression. It can be done with the engine in the car you have to remove the tin and a few other things over that side. But then again no compression I hate to say is never a good thing.

Daniel Du Vall
http://1peter4-10.org
http://volkswageninsanity.us

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From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jacob Adam Schroeder
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2015 2:00 PM
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Subject: Re: [T3] Trouble home from Bugorama

I have an update.  After adjusting the valves and swapping the oil (no noticeable metal in the oil I dumped), I fired it up.  The car was running on three cylinders and I confirmed that cylinder 2 was not firing.

So I pulled the plugs. Here is a link to the photo: http://bit.ly/1J4WB5I

I am no expert in reading plugs, but plug #2 looks terrible.  It is black and oily--obviously fouled.

After about an hour (so the engine was not warm, but not really cold either), I checked the compression.  Cylinder 1, 3, and 4 were each around 120-125.  Sadly, cylinder 2 read zero.  I checked cylinder 2 again.  Still zero, this time I have heart burn.

Once I get the stomach to return to the car, what shall I do next?  I read in my books that zero compression is indicative of either a hole in the piston, shot rings (must be really bad), or a burned valve.  Is there anything I can/should do before dropping the engine?
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