I do believe the 82 1.6 diesel which was VW's 2nd generation diesel had hydraulic lifters and the small discs were called cam pucks. As for how many miles you can go 200,000 is conservative, its more like 300,000+ I had a 81 Rabbit and the cold start device as you mentioned were glow plugs so I would guess the 82 Jetta which had the same engine was equipped with one as well. 69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles 72 350SL 108,000 Miles 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata -----Original Message----- From: Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 11:03:12 -0600 Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT older VW diesels
The engine in the old VW Jetta will be the Volvo/Renault/VW engine -- 23:1 compression ratio, prechamber, solid "lifters" -- the cam runs on top of the valves directly, acting on a steel disk in the "bucket" on top of the valve, just like Volvo gassers. They have a rotary distributor pump, and that is the only problem I've had. They are sensitive to low sulfur fuel, among other things. Drive gently until it's warmed up, since it has a "cold start" device that advanced the timing cold. Hard driving cold will wear out the upper cylinders. Otherwise, they tend to run about 200,000 miles between rebuilds. Peter _______________________________________ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net ___________________________________________________ Try the New Netscape Mail Today! Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List http://mail.netscape.com
