I just bought a 1.8 GU 90hp engine. Its a little beat up, but all bearing journals look good, pistons are a little worn on compression ring groove, but with new rings should fall within 0.15 mm.
Odd starting, maibe CR too high?
Battery is good, is the starter motor different on 1.8?
Few times engine died with my foot on the clutch, and when i tried to start it just wouldn't turn over, like it was stuck. After multiple tries it turns over and starts. Tried this without spark, and does the same, even tries to start without SPARK.
Another thing is this knock i hear when i start the engine, like a diesel on too much starting fluid type of knock.
Anyway i fear it has to be disassembled again, it has a vibration when i feather the clutch in reverse, plus at some high rpms. I suspect the main journals are worn and have excessive play. I feel sorry for not measuring them, or the CR. I measured crank end play, it was 0.04mm well below 0.07 specified.
I attached a audio file with the knock at startup. Ignition timing is 10mm over diamond mark.
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Yesterday morning, this morning and evening, engine starts fine runs fine and after 10-20s runs very rough on 2-3 cylinders, misfiring. Keeping the throttle eventually gets going on all four. This evening after the engine stopped from misfiring, i pumped the gas pedal then it sounded like it had no compression. After 5 seconds cranking sounded ok and started, still misfiring. Maybe on cold start there is too much fuel and pumping the pedal gets more fuel but i don't see how it would affect compression, or there is a problem with the lifters.
Compression after 10 min running the engine was 100 psi on all four. burns some oil too, about 1l/100km.
These are the parts i bought, the codes were matched with aftermaket parts
026109675 valve seal febi
N 90592702 044103609D oil pan seal febi
026103181B flywheel seal
068103171F flywheel seal
026103383P cyl head gasket febi
049103384B cil head bolts febi
034105701 007 rod bearings GLyCO
026198491 main bearings GLyCO
N 90206103 flywheel bolts febi
026198151A piston rings GOETZE
026109173A timing belt cover febi
026129761E carb flange topran
037121005C water pump hepu
I also got some numbers on main bearing shell from the old GU engine, and i dont know what they mean. There was vw stamped on them and number 052561a 165sa. Is this std?