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> Lets all observe a moment of silence in honour of T 0 163 444 which > expired unexpectedly after a brief period of illness. > When inspecting the engine the next morning, I found slightly more > oil than usual beneath it but no other visible damage. I turned the > engine over by hand a few times and felt no unusual resistance so > decided to start it up and see what it does. It started right away > but it runs like sh#t. Sounds more like a box full of spanners being > shaken. Compression is down on the left hand bank, way down on #3 and > it feels as if this side of the engine runs hotter than the right > hand side. Sorry, Adrian, The easy test to do at this point is to remove the LH spark plugs to see if either of them has been beat to *(#&(#! If so, it's probably #3 and you know what the problem is. If not, you still have a problem, but it might not be so bad (as in less destructive.) I have seen an engine that was rebuilt with low quality rods where two of the small end bushings finally self destructed. This caused a lot of noise and consternation, but not much damage since it was shut down quickly. Still, it required a rebuild to fix. Maybe you're one of the lucky ones. Let us know. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA *******************************