Originally posted by TourDeForce:
Originally posted by SpliceVW:
Got it from a boneyard, but the engine looked spotless in the interior. Who did I have to piss off though, to get a bad clutch/flywheel AND engine?



Did the car in the yard have front end damage - particularly on the driver side? If so, the output shaft on that motor may not have been true. Perhaps the flywheel has a wobble in it. IIRC, the clutch must be aligned carefully when installing as well.

This is a tough one, & perhaps beyond my experience.



Don't know why it was in the yard, the engine was already pulled. Dan says he used an alignment tool I think, I'll be sure and double check.

I thought of more to add to the tapping sound.. I now believe that the change in oil did *not* help get rid of the sound. It was probably just my mind playing tricks on me, just like I thought the clutch was getting better (I was just getting more used to it).

Also, it seems to me that its not as regular as when I had the major knocking on my first engine. Its a consistant tap tap tap, but when revved you can't really hear it that well, and the tapping increases in frequency but isn't quite as consistant.

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