the end of a long story for a boomy 8v

[GTIrl]

thought you might be interested to hear what was wrong with my car. (see post called 'knock sensor?') my friend checked the compression again and noticed that two of the cylinders were intermittently up and down in compression - high high low high low etc.. then did engine flush and oil change plus fuel additives to help loosen the sticky valves. and then also changed the airflow meter together with the standard air filter etc (i had a bolt on k&n before). also changed the brain out for the hell of it.
so the thing that seems to be happening was the k&N was a bit old and crappy and sucking in dust and poo into the engine which was making the valves stick, and become intermittently down on compression.and also the dust etc dirtying up the afm sensors,. which was why it ran fine for a while after that was all taken off and cleaned along with everything else. lesson to be learnt... do one thing at a time!
thanks everybody for all your suggestions and help along the way.
you were right, we did get there in the end. but big thanks to my friend for doing all the work

[Logie]

Good to hear it was nothing serious like the Head Gaskett etc. Hate it when my baby aint working properly

[monzablue16v]

Cool glad you sorted it GTIrl

[Organisys]

 

[GTIrl]

thanks peeps 
now finally i can enjoy my car...and stop pestering people about it.
And the guy i got the parts from said i had a rare and saught after interior!
just out of interest... would you beleive the difference an engine oil flush would make to the compression figures. re-tested after the flush and the compression was up to 12and a half (i think it was) across all four and consistant. so for the flush or not to flush argument id say get the poo outathere and flush away!

[monzablue16v]

Welcome to the sh!t flushing club GTIrl!!!!

[rubjonny]

Excellent news 

[...joe]

And the guy i got the parts from said i had a rare and saught after interior!

what sort of interior is it then? im intreuiged!!!

[GTIrl]

it looks pretty ordinary to me..its grey material with red stripes. doesnt sound that special! but he said he just sold a knackered interior like it for 125 quid or something. and mine is in pretty good nick. so atleast i know if the car rusts away to a little pile, i can sell the interior! um, unless he was only blowing smoke up my tailpipe!?

[herman boring]

Ahhh!! congratulations on fixing your vagen...

it is verrry interestingk this interiour you speak of, i have a very similair one in my 1943 type 82 kubewagen...
an ex gestapo personell carrier.. i have it ont good athority that it is made from ze flayyed skins of allied conspiratorz.....  and the stiching from ze hair ov thoze less fortunate.....

it iz indeed most valuable...

very coinsidental as i have been looking for advise ont how to remove stains fom ze material... or if any one knew were replacement fabric could be foundt.... 



i havv bbeent unable to find a type 82 section to zis forum.. any help would be mozt gratiously appeziated...

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