Hey! last week the van started sudde3nly having a hard time
keeping above 60mph on a trip...on the way home it suddenly
got better, so I didn't worry too much thinking burned
through bad gas...
Well now it's running like crap, I took out the plugs to do
comp test as first step to find:
#1  0 psi
#2  110 psi
#3 60 psi
#4 115 psi!

on talking to my friend who actually owns the van, he was
suggesting to do a pressure test at tdc to see where the
problem is. myself I figure it really doesn't matter,
something is broken, so hte head MUST come off...and maybe
the other to fix the low #3 pressure too...

Oh! this hte '80 with the 2.0 air-head, not wbx

so, it comes doen to the question.. do I remove the engine?
or take the head off in situ? I had always removed the
engine on older vw's for this, but understand most vanagon
mechanics do not. suggestions?

I'm assuming a burned valve or hole in piston to create
zero psi...the plug is fouled and has mettalic deposits on
it. other three are nice brown, even #3 with 60 psi....

too bad I can't just install teh grat cond. wbx I just took
out of the '84 vanagon that's getting the diesil engine....

Paul

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