But there is a difference between an engine bought as needing a rebuild and wont turn to one that is gutless.
How can you know that , they are very expensive to rebuild, why would you do it just because instead of checking, I’ve got plenty running without stripping them
I’ve bought a few , one that was seized , turned out to just be a little bit of rust on the bores, oiled the bores down the plug holes , gently rocked it over getting it moving slightly more each time, it’s easy to tell if the bottom ends seized as they don’t move at all , it’s still running in the van I fitted it to 4 years ago, had one break a valve spring , made a tool and changed the spring with the engine still in the van( type 4, in a bay) still running now had a type 1 , 2 valves seized solid ( sat 20 years still in the van ) freed them off One of my favourites was a 1900TD , valve seized ,due to being sat , caused the cambelt to jump a few teeth , I reset the cam belt, put a big bar on the crank , pulled it to push on the valve , popped it back in, still running 7-8 years later A few months ago fixed a 1900TD that had spun the crank pulley, timing belt needing re-setting , had to make my own dowels for the crank, got it running if it’s broken , fix it , if it’s not don’t , that’s my approach, it’s more interesting and challenging than rebuilding
Absolutely. One of my favourites was a customer told by the garage that had always "serviced" the engine that he needed a new one. The valves need adjusting and I gained a regular customer, eventually restoring his van.
no real reason really, part of being a vw enthusiast for me as said in earlier posts i have a good strong engine in my kombi, thought others may also be interested what has killed it
no mate haven't had much time the last few weeks i work in retail, and this time of the year is really full on, I will report back when i pull the oil pump,if that doesn't reveal anything i will split the case