Talk about disapointment... Options

[AWD DSM 1]

After getting everything back together from the head replacement last weekend and "band-aiding" the valve cover, I tried to fire the POS up. No dice. Lot of chugging like it wanted to start, but just didn't have the nuts to do it. Spy came over and helped me get it pull started, and man, did it sound like crap!! Not running on more than 2 or 3 cylinders. Compression test revealed that it may be only one. 1,2 and 3 all read 0, and I got a whoping 90 psi out of 4. Great! As far as I can tell, I have the timing set right but I need someone to double check me.

Anybody gonna be out this way anytime this week that could stop and check me?

I want to rule that out before I settle on the bent valve theory. (We can't win for loosing, can we Travis!! ) Guess I'll either have to take a hit on the car, or fix it right before I get rid of it, or just beat the bitch into shape and keep her.... Aaaaaaaaagggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! The frustration!!

BTW- I want to extend a big THANK YOU to Travis for letting me borrow this cylinder head. Even if it is bad, he bent over backwards to get it here by last weekend so I could make a shot at getting it out to the farm party. Oh well... the best plans...

[4g63tsi]

New guy to the group, but POS I feel ya. I bought my project back in May of last year. Since then I've bought three turbos, a clutch, flywheel, 2axles, new engine, new belts, wires, etc. Total I've put 800 miles on it in over a year. But I guess that will help the resale LOL. Dont get down though now that I have it fixed and running great, I wouldn't change a thing. (except for maybe all the trouble). Good luck!