Ditto on my last trip back from Wilson's VW Salvage a year or so ago... I pissed SO many people off when I'd stop for gas...I COULD not believe the amount of white smoke...it was indeed the #3... --- mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > I did the same on the engine in my thing a couple of > years ago and it was the > #3 > piston and rings. When I pulled the heads you could > see the grooves right > away. > A set of jugs and pistons with ring should do ya, > but I would pull the heads > and check it out, could be a valve or something > else. > > > > Quoting Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx>: > > > I will need new cylinders, pistons, rings, all > that stuff. At this point I > > will probably only change out those parts. There > is the philosophy that I > > should replace the pushrod bearings and do a valve > job and there is the > > feelings that I should simply build a new engine. > > > > I am old and tired and cash poor, so cylinders it > is (maybe). Someone told me > > that I could buy the machined 88s with the pistons > and rings already in them > > an I could simply install them at the wrist pins. > Anybody know where I can > > find these and the prices? I have a source here > for the 88s and pistons but I > > haven't heard a price yet. > > > > For you mechanics out there. I have power loss and > smoke on the backstroke. > > Rings or burnt piston. > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC