The only cost effective way is aim to rebuild yourself. Other than machining, there's nothing you can't do.
Why did VW make the cross bar non-removable on the late bay? Anyway she's up and the engine is out. Take a look at my number two piston! I got hot! I've found someone on eBay selling a single 1776 barrel and piston! So shouldn't be long before its back on the road!
You need to be as sure as you can be that you know why that happened or it'll happen again. Timing to advanced? Air leak?
Apparently because chassis was too wobbly with a bolt in piece.... and blimey that did get hot! Sent from my Hudl 2 using Tapatalk
That is a quite melted piston - looks like some of it went past the oil scraper ring so your engine has a small amount of aluminium or aluminium oxide powder inside it now. Change the oil frequently when you get it back together. And then check out the distributor for sticking weights and vacuum advance mechanism - both can get gummed up. And check generally for air leaks and dirt in the carburettor. Something happened there that was not directly caused by building the engine wrong, more the after effects of some (ab)use. That (ab)use could well have been down to deterioration of ancilliary components that were fitted after the engine builder finished their work -re using carburettor and distributor without checking them over for instance, after the last time they may have caused the previous engine to melt..
You've spent good money on a box meant to stop the rocker gaskets blowing on very high revving engines. On yours it serves no useful purpose, but it will gather oil for you to clean out from time to time. It surely falls way down on your list, well below "why did my engine go pop (again)"? That "thing" won't save you.
I hear what you're saying but it seem to be running with a bit of pressure and keeps pushing oil out. I'm wanting to fit it.
I am assuming it is perspective but the bottom pulley looks smaller than it should? Would explain why got hot though!
