i have an opprotunity to buy an 89 TII set up(complete swap). i have been told it was rebuilt 8k ago. how can i tell if it actually has been? what if anything should make me leave it on the shop floor??? this will go in my 74' repu.

thank you much.

 

check for silicone.RTV,whatever..

 

lol. im very familiar with buying piston rigs. is there any things specific to rotary i should look for?

 

well if it is on the shop floor and trans attached to the engine,HIT the starter with 12 volts and do a "cold Comp check" right there.
if you can get the exhaust manifold off and shine alight into the ports to take a look at the internals is also handy too.
The silicone I was referring to is the crap they use when putting on stuff like Oil pan,waterpump etc.
If that is there then yo know someone put it together other than the Factory guy..lol!

 

can i use a piston compression gauge? should i use the leading or trailing plug hole?what kinda numbers should i be looking for?

i have become quite familiar with POORLY "maintained" volkswagens and its really tough to find an early water cooled car that hasnt had radiator stop leak or rtv by the gallon stuffed into it.

 

Well thats a new one on me I always thought that the early volkswagon was air cooled I wonder how they get the stop leak in the rad ? RTV is to help with gaskets not to put in rad . You have been a member since may 2010 it's time you did a search or two on compression tests , do some reading there are probably 100 different threads on the subject .

 

Ohh..Gerald isn't getting any lately?...lol!
Be nice BIG G..it is the new Section.
Courtesy of RotaryResurrection.(Holla!)
LINK:Rotary Resurrection home of the budget rebuild.

 

Yea your right Dave ,I think I will go relax and drink a bottle of bars leak = one of the big ones . Maybe that will do it . I guess maybe its the total disrespect that was handed out to rotaryreserrection that has me pissed.
My apology originalrecipekenny . good night

 

ah,Just Ribbin' Ya Gerald,it's all good!!.
..Drinkin that stuff will just give ya the Shitz!
I Find that if ya drink a Combination of Viagara,Brake fluid and Gasoline it is weird.
Ya don't know if yer Comin or goin!

On a Ironic note: I was in a PM with Kevin when I answered this.
Right after I posted he answered my PM,and I thought.."wow.This is Eerie..!!"
I told him I used his link and thanked him.

 

don't need viagara Dave its just like blue steel a cat couldn't even climb it . On a further note I have never had anything to do with kevin us it ?he seems like a hell of a good guy. it just pisses me when certain people just keep their lips flapping and don't know the difference between shut and dirty puddin .

 

Ya scare me sometimes Gerald..lol!..(ROFL!)

 

lol read it again gerald. early WATER COOLED. those do have radiators. jettas, golfs, rabbits....

so i get it i should have searched. i really suck at articulating my words to draw out search reasults that are useful to me.

i called the guy i bought my trucks from and he was extremely helpful. now that i know what i know i figured i might as well share it so this thread has an answer for those searching with a simular question.

you can use a standard piston engine compression checker. check using the trailing(..?..) plug hole. remove the plugs from the housing you are not checking at that moment. crank the engine with your finger on the compression release button and look for three pulses from each side of the rotor. pulses should read no less than 85 for a good engine.

 

..and that was all in the link that I posted for you from Rotary Resurrection( Kevin, Yo!..Holla..props..Thanks for the link!)

 

apparently i cant read either

 

thank you