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--- "Gamboa, Gary" <Gary.Gamboa@sylvania.com> wrote: > I had a short conversation with a vw mechanic who > mentioned blow-by. > He also said this would condition would require an > engine rebuild. > > Can anyone give a definition of this? > > Gary '71 FI AT Square > > Blow by is caused by the rings, there will always be sme blow by but if it gets out of hand it will cause oil leaks and lack of power if the rings get bad enough you could get mixing of gas into the oil thinning it, a simple compression test will tell you the condition of the rings. does not say a compleat rebuild, could just need rings...Phil ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | > mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com