The Devil is in the Details
Some good progress was made on the GTI’s new engine this weekend, but it looks like that November will come with the car still sitting motionless. With help from Jeremy and John quite a few odds, ends, and some large steps were made on the engine. The front and rear crank oil and flange seals were replaced, the electrical harness was swapped, the injectors, fuel rail, and fuel pressure regulator were installed, the new pressure plate, clutch, and flywheel was installed, and the manifolds and turbo were all disassembled and everything tightened. The engine and distributor are also properly timed, and the transmission, with a new throwout bearing and cover, was bolted to the G60 motor.
We found a handful of things that weren’t so hot with the engine in the form of some missing bolts, some broken bolts, and some electrical items that were worn and not usable. Luckily, between the parts off the spare G60 engine, and parts off the 8v engine that came out of the GTI (which is similar to the engine going in, minus the turbo and some other big details) we were able to piece things together. I have a couple thing to get done this week before the motor – I need to obtain a better waste gate and get an oxygen sensor bung welded into the down pipe. Perhaps next weekend the engine will be ready to get bolted back into the GTI.
