It's been a long time since the last post, primarily due to not a lot of progress being made! However, a new year has come, and this will hopefully spur me on. Spent some time tonight starting to properly tear down the VW engine so it can be inspected. I'd already removed most of the ancillaries, but this would be the first time I'd seen the guts of it!
After removing the rocker cover and I removed the cylinder head (complete with cooling duct), I got the first look inside...
All looks okay so far - it appears to have been well lubricated, and there's no sign of any corrosion, which was my biggest worry after it had been in storage for so long.
All looks okay so far - it appears to have been well lubricated, and there's no sign of any corrosion, which was my biggest worry after it had been in storage for so long.
I also removed the cylinders themselves but had some difficulty removing the retaining pins from the piston heads. Time to check the books again so I don't damage anything!
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