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Brian Samba Moderator
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Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 1:58 pm Post subject: Re: Red Hot Heat Riser |
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Wildthings wrote: |
My guess would be for your power brakes. How much force does is take to apply your brakes?
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richparker Samba Member
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airschooled Air-Schooled
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Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 5:51 pm Post subject: Re: Red Hot Heat Riser |
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Brian wrote: |
Wildthings wrote: |
My guess would be for your power brakes. How much force does is take to apply your brakes?
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It looks like the brakes are connected, you can see the anti pulse valve up in the first picture |
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James Watt Samba Member
Joined: December 10, 2012 Posts: 77
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 6:47 am Post subject: Re: Red Hot Heat Riser |
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Hi Guys,
I've been busy cleaning my dissembled engine and parts and getting things ready to go back together.
I found out I have no cooling flaps inside the fan shroud and also was missing the hoover bracket on the oil cooling and any form of seal around the oil cooler tin work!
Anyway, I found there is a hole in the engine case, near the top right hand side not to far away from the gearbox bell house mounting bolt.
This hole will allow air into the gearbox / engine bell housing region, is that normal? or should it be plugged?
I've attached a photo, not my case but it has the same hole!
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busdaddy Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2004 Posts: 51128 Location: Surrey B.C. Canada, but thinking of Ukraine
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 7:21 am Post subject: Re: Red Hot Heat Riser |
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Thats where the TDC sensor goes for the VW computer diagnostic system. Leaving it open won't hurt, but if you feel you must plug it a cork or rubber plug or maybe something from an electrical supply store will do fine. _________________ Rust NEVER sleeps and stock never goes out of style.
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James Watt Samba Member
Joined: December 10, 2012 Posts: 77
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 9:10 am Post subject: Re: Red Hot Heat Riser |
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Thanks Busdaddy!
I found there is a seal but I think it had been put in from the wrong side (flywheel side) and looks like it may fall down there anytime so I am going to try to remove it altogether. |
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James Watt Samba Member
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 1:58 am Post subject: Re: Red Hot Heat Riser |
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Hi Guys,
I'm hoping for a little advice.
Last night i refitted my intake manifold parts. In my rush I think i have done two things which were a bit rough and now i am questioning myself.
1. I found a little crack at the lips of one of the old boots so i bought two new silicone ones. Unfortunately the VW clamps for these were too big and when i snug them up all the way they weren't fully tight. So i reused the old clamps and then wrapped then in silicone tape
2. i read in VW-Resource to smear a thin layer of sealer/gasket maker on both sides of the cylinder gaskets. I did this, probably more than a thin layer too. I have since read that most people seem against this practice.
So my question is do you think i should pull the lot again, get new clamps to suit my silicone boots and fit new gaskets without any sealer?
I don't want to do the job twice but i definetly don't want to pull the engine again.
PS. on the metal cylinder head gasket, which way does the raised bump go??
PPS. How tight do you tighten the manifold elbow nuts? |
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busdaddy Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2004 Posts: 51128 Location: Surrey B.C. Canada, but thinking of Ukraine
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 7:09 am Post subject: Re: Red Hot Heat Riser |
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Poorly fitting clamps and tape sounds like a recipe for a burnt valve, now's the time to do it right, that job is no fun on the side of the road.
Excess goop on gaskets squeezes out and blocks ports, in other locations the excess breaks off and plugs up oil passages, a tiny smear is OK but anything thicker than seethrough isn't good. The bump can face up or down, it doesnt matter, but now that you've torqued the ends the bump is squished so maybe get some new gaskets as well. Off the top of my head an 8mm fastener torques to 14-16 'lbs, consult your Bentley to confirm that. _________________ Rust NEVER sleeps and stock never goes out of style.
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James Watt Samba Member
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 8:22 am Post subject: Re: Red Hot Heat Riser |
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Hi Busdaddy,
Thanks for the help.
Yeah, I know this is the right thing to do so I have a job for tomorrow morning now.
Does anyone know if RTV comes off ok? |
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Wildthings Samba Member
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 9:43 am Post subject: Re: Red Hot Heat Riser |
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James Watt wrote: |
Hi Busdaddy,
Thanks for the help.
Yeah, I know this is the right thing to do so I have a job for tomorrow morning now.
Does anyone know if RTV comes off ok? |
I am known to use copper silicone on my Type 4 in lieu of gaskets. I apply a thin smear of silicone and then assemble the manifold runner and torque it down lightly. I then remove it again and clean off any excess silicone that has been squished into the ports followed by reinstalling the manifold runner once more.
With a raised gasket and decent surfaces silicone should not be needed. |
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airschooled Air-Schooled
Joined: April 04, 2012 Posts: 12721 Location: on a bike ride somewhere
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 10:40 am Post subject: Re: Red Hot Heat Riser |
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I think the VW-Rescource sealant recommendation comes from the old paper style intake gaskets. I had a set of those, and they got brittle with age and cracked after only a few years. They were dismal to clean off, even with the engine out. The metal ones are easy to remove, and seal perfectly fine on their own, so I recommend those, dry, now.
The manifolds and gaskets can be done with the engine in, but it requires finesse and care.
14 ft-lbs is plenty, a buddy of mine cracked his by over-tightening last year and I had a wonderful time figuring out why the car wouldn't run…
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James Watt Samba Member
Joined: December 10, 2012 Posts: 77
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Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 12:24 am Post subject: Re: Red Hot Heat Riser |
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Thanks guys,
The engine is still out and everything off so i'll just go and remove the manifold and do it right.
Has anybody ever noticed that the old VW clamps are to big in diameter to fit some of the new boots? i bought silicone ones, the ID of them is ok but the OD must be less in way of the clamp. |
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James Watt Samba Member
Joined: December 10, 2012 Posts: 77
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 1:55 am Post subject: Re: Red Hot Heat Riser |
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Thanks Guys,
I got the manifold back off and the RTV removed ok, I was not so hard to do.
Interestingly the compression ridge on the metal gasket was not squashed at all, even though it had had nipped the nuts up quite tight. The RTV had filled the hole
I'm awaiting new clamps which hopefully fit the new boots better and will go for a dry assembly next time of the gaskets. |
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James Watt Samba Member
Joined: December 10, 2012 Posts: 77
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 1:15 pm Post subject: Re: Red Hot Heat Riser |
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Hi Guys,
Just an update. So my bus is up and running again after i refitted the manifold (with new gasket and no RTV!) and have got her tuned up by my local mechanic.
The engine is running alot better now. It starts on all four cylinders and it is idling much better once the engine is hot and seems to be about 900-1000 rpm which is alot slower than before which is good.
However, i still think i have a vacuum leak and i am now suspecting the brake booster or possibly the non return valve.
When the engine is idling, if i blip the brake pedal then the rpms jump a little quickly and then settle again, not much but you can definetly hear it. And then it is still doing the same thing that this engine has always done, with various different carbs and before and after a engine rebuild which is the engine wants to stall when goin down hill under heavy braking.
Would it be a stupid guess that is the vacuum seal in the brake booster is damaged, when i blip the brakes then i am sending a small burst of air down the pipe and into the engine, therefore increasing the rpm momentarily. And when under heavy continuous braking the air is streaming in through the brake booster from atmosphere into the manifold and stalling the engine?? Is that stupid or does that sound pluasable?
I've done some forum searching and found similiar posts about this issue with bugs and people poiting to maybe the fuel, carb or electriacal issues but I'm fairly confident that these are not my problem, or at least not the main one!!
As always, much obliged for the help. |
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