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dont EVER use reman heads.. BIG mistake!!! not only can the helicoils come out but they are VERY likely to crack around the spark plug hole and they have probably been cut so much that the compression will be WAY too high. Been there... done that... Gone through dozens of heads at the FLAPS> Keith ---------- > From: James MacNaughton <JMac@uglyduckling.com> > To: 'type3@vwtype3.org' > Subject: [T3] Deathrich > Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 10:26 AM > > Alas, my fellows; Deathrich's condition is not good. > > The guy is still saying that the Fuel Pressure Sensor has gone bad (he says > it's attatched to the throttle-body<?>), and that caused the rich condition > that has now scored two pistons (<100psi in #'s 1&3). > > So I call my VWFLAPS, and the guy says, 'yeah, Fuel Pressure Sensor, we've > got it, $142'. So I'm gonna be busy this weekend. I'm 'engineering' my > motor. I'll likely be installing 4 new jugs/pistons ($86 for the set), 2 > remanufactured heads (each has a helicoil in it already), pushrod tubes, > gaskets and the ever-elusive Fuel Pressure Sensor (oh, and he says my brand > new rear main seal is leaking again). > > What say ye, oh wizards of the web? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe