dwb
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Broomfield,
Colorado
This is the Build Thread for 1991 TSi AWD. Reply below.
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Found a remnant of a ps belt inside the cover. It was either that or a shitty gates belt.Following, did you find out the cause of the timing belt failure?
Thanks Deric. It's Dupli-Color engine enamelLooks great! What paint and primer did you use for the block?
Must be the angle. That's the original arm.It could just be the angle of the photo, but do you have the correct timing belt tensioner arm installed in the long block assembly pics?
Maybe. I did grind the arm flat at the tensioner to clean up the contact area.It must be. The tensioner plunger looks too inboard on the tensioner arm
thought you would say, I need to pay them a visit and get started.Madcap Racing Engines in Lakewood. The owner also owns Carz Performance.
Yup, I installed the flow control valve and spring upside down in the PS pump. That's right under the high-pressure joint. So the spring goes in first, then flow control (small end fits into the spring), then thread in the high pressure joint. Super easy fix, minus the ATF mess.Was the PS issue what you thought it was?
Nice save. Glad it worked out.
Do you have your Injector Battery Voltage offsets correct since it seems to get worse the more load you put on the electrical system.Small update, been running pretty good for about 220 miles.
Some minor issues:
idle has been driving me nuts. Sometimes it's rock sold at 750, then other times it has a mind of it's own. Worse with headlights, blower, rear defrost, etc. all running. Sometimes wants to die at initial stop at a stoplight, but it usually catches. I have an old thread on this I'll have to resurrect at some point.
Thanks, I did get that bolt torqued to 30ft.lbs. with a 24mm deep well socket. All good so far.Stumbled across your comment from the beginning of the month - I know it's late but perhaps it is helpful to you and others following along.
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