[T3] Trouble home from Bugorama

[Jacob Adam Schroeder]

On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 6:53 AM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 12 Sep 2015 at 11:59, Jacob Adam Schroeder wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> Before you take drop the engine, I have one suggestion. Remove the
> RHS valve cover and start the engine. You'll get an oil leak there,
> but you'll also be able to compare the rocker action between the 1 &
> 2 cylinders. With the valve cover off, you can carefully put a finger
> on each rocker while it's working.
>
> It's just barely possible that the problem will be something obvious
> that you can see or feel.
>
>
Jim: I'll give that a shot as I have nothing to lose.  Is the thought being
that maybe I can see if something is causing one of the valves to stay open
such that the cylinder is never getting any compression?
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