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Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:35 pm

hello, what size clutch disck would i need for a 2.0l type 4 engine?

Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:47 pm

228mm

Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:09 pm

wouldn't that depend on which flywheel is on the engine?
as Scott said, 228mm is correct if it is the original flywheel.

Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:10 pm

In a pinch you can also use a 215 and have an extra .015" taken from the clutch cover ledge and it will make as much or mor clamping pressure as the 228. I have done this and it works well. Ray

Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:07 pm

it is the original flywheel and hahahaha this guy just left he showed up randomly and told me i could have his '86 vw golf.

Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:38 pm

vw_bud wrote: it is the original flywheel and hahahaha this guy just left he showed up randomly and told me i could have his '86 vw golf.

hey...an 86 golf was pretty simple and decent ride. Lots of parts around. They run forever. Ray

Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:27 pm

its a wolfsburg edition.

Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:17 am

haha anways ill get back to the question. :lol: i was wondering because i rebuilt a 1.8l and in my '75 west i have a 2.0l and was wondering the size difference both have the original flywheel.

Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:03 am

The question you should be asking is:

"what size flywheel will work with the transmission/starter I have in there now?"

Sat Feb 20, 2010 8:43 pm

Assuming you have the earlier 215mm flywheel on the 1800 it will work fine with the later 2.0 starter and bellhousing. Or if you want you can stay with the 228mm flywheel and clutch by just swapping them onto the 1800. It is a direct bolt on.

Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:02 am

also can you use solid lifter heads on a hydraulic lifter engine? i hear if you take the 1.8l heads and put them on a 2.0l you get better horsepower because of the larger valve size. but my bus has a 2.0l with hydraulic lifters and i just rebuilt a 1.8l with solids.

Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:35 am

and is the piston size in the 2.0l 95mm?

Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:54 am

The original piston size of a 2.0 is 94mm though they sometimes get rebuilt using larger pistons. You need the correct valve spring when you run hydraulic lifters, too little spring tension and the hydraulic lifters will tend to over pump.

Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:57 am

what would be the difference in sizes from hydraulic 1800-2000?

Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:20 am

wow did i misunderstand what you said. i asked the size.

Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:31 am

vw_bud wrote: wow did i misunderstand what you said. i asked the size.

Not sure if I understand your question? If its about the valve springs they need to be strong enough to make sure they can cause the hydraulic lifters to purge sufficiently to close the valves. Your machinist would have to tell you what springs he used and if they have sufficient pressure to work with hydraulic lifters or not. I don't have this spec myself. It is not valve size, but spring tension that matters here.

Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:34 am

im sorry i confused myself. but another bus problem is it has drla 40s nd they have no choke and its cold here in pa so it takes a while to warm up the bus, when it starts i hear few quick hissing noises and it misses quickly then evens out would this be a vaccuum leak somewhere? if it heps the carbs have a vaccuum line which each side connects to a t-fitting then the third part which is supposed to connect somewhere goes out the firewall nd is just hanging there. is this supposed to go to my brake booster?