Best way to remove a Rabbit engine

Thanks for the replies on the fuel relay problem. I believe it is
nailed this time. I enjoy my vintage VWs.

I have another VW,a Rabbit. I put in a new water pump last year after
it overheated. I think the engine was damaged when it overheated as
after I put the water pump in I got gas-vapor bubbling up through the
coolant tank. I think the block cracked.

I took the head of the find the COMPLETE engine rusted solid. I tell
you it doesn't take much time to destroy an engine if a crack of water
enters the combustion chambers. The polished metal is ready to rust up
a hellin.

Anyway. I like the car and is fun to drive and happen to have a 1.8
Liter block I have as a spare. I am going to remove the old York AC
compressor and try to bring it more up to date. too.

My question: is it easier to remove the engine in a Rabbit by lowering
or by lifting out. I have a cherry picker and will start doing it when
it warms up a bit. Like I said the Rabbit is too fun to drive and
cool. It would probably make sense to put in a new clutch disk too.

Westley

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Westley <private (AT) private (DOT) org> wrote:

Thanks for the replies on the fuel relay problem. I believe it is
nailed this time. I enjoy my vintage VWs.

I have another VW,a Rabbit. I put in a new water pump last year after
it overheated. I think the engine was damaged when it overheated as
after I put the water pump in I got gas-vapor bubbling up through the
coolant tank. I think the block cracked.

I took the head of the find the COMPLETE engine rusted solid. I tell
you it doesn't take much time to destroy an engine if a crack of water
enters the combustion chambers. The polished metal is ready to rust up
a hellin.

Anyway. I like the car and is fun to drive and happen to have a 1.8
Liter block I have as a spare. I am going to remove the old York AC
compressor and try to bring it more up to date. too.

My question: is it easier to remove the engine in a Rabbit by lowering
or by lifting out. I have a cherry picker and will start doing it when
it warms up a bit. Like I said the Rabbit is too fun to drive and
cool. It would probably make sense to put in a new clutch disk too.

Westley

Jim B.

Hi Westley,
I'm parting out a '90 Cabrio w/5-speed. I'll take $400 for both engine & trans, if you pull them (I'm above Atlanta). If you need them (or either one) let me know.
You can email me at "imthadriver at yahoo.com" - please don't leave this full email anywhere on your computer or publish it (with the @ sign) - I want to keep this email address. Some folks have called me paranoid (& other things :-) about saying this but I got 38,934 SPAM messages last year - *not* counting this yahoo address & my hotmail address!!!
Thanks,
~ Paul
aka "Tha Driver"