I dont mind taking the head off again as it easier than pulling the engine out. Its just the money i need to spend on parts and fluids again. But ive come this far with it i'll get it done. Funds ain't great, but thats only because i spend it all on fuel and oil. With the inlet manifold off, by rights i should see traces of oil on the inltet valve stem. That will be the first thing I take off. But i'll monitor it over the next few days. I've got the dash to take out once this is sorted as the foam on my heater flaps keeps hitting me in the face. After that i've more or less got a perfect mk3.
lol that darn foam. I always used to wonder where that was coming from on my old mk2. until the heater stopped blowing hot and I discovered the really bad design of the flaps inside the heater box. yeah if you have oil on the inlet valve then you can be pretty sure its coming down the guide. but the petrol would wash a lot of it off. why don't you just rebuild the head off your old engine and fit that? maybe clean out the ports a bit while your at it.
Its an idea, gonna whip that head off soon. On a brighter note I put some deisel down number 6 and left it over night then cranked it out and it not smoking so far but will keep an eye on it and monitor oil consumption. Car broke down the other day shortly after driving through some water. Turned out the oxygen sensor had died but luckily had a spare.
