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Until recently I had the same symptoms when pulling onto my drive.
In my case it turned out to be the upper wishbone bushes.

Does this mean youll be ditching the LPG.

Great thanks for the help guys, now on order.

silverbullets rebuild has put mine to shame. Great job.

Hi Guys
What sealer should I be using when I put my crankcase back toghether.
The gasket set comes with Reinzosil (silicon Based Sealant) but I dont think thats any good for the crankcase.

Thanks

This is the dowel in my late DG think the cases are the same.

Looks to be 7 or 8 mm

Is this the part

https://www.vwheritage.com/search/?act= ... btnSearch=

Just to update:- Got a reply from VW Heritage they say there genuine camshafts are +/- 0 on the gear. However they're offering a camshaft for a 1.9 DG that’s -3. It is a special order so will take 3-4 weeks, not a problem to me the engine has been on my bench for 12 months now. (as the wife likes to...

Post by silverbullet » Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:41 am PS what is the number stamped on the back edge of your timing gear? Anything from -5 to +5 My cam gear is stamped -3. Ive emailed VW Heritage about the diffrent gears so fingers crossed. On a diffrent note does anyone Know where can I get an oil press...

Thanks for the replies, thought the thrust bearing was shot because of the colour & its quite rough to the touch bit like wet and dry paper. The cam from VWheritage is more than I would like to pay but I can’t put it back together with the old one. Is this cam any good, I know I’ll have to chang...

This is from a 1.9 DG, will I be able to re-use or is it shot. http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh223/p373r42/DG1_9/th_2015-07-29%2019.56.34.jpg http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh223/p373r42/DG1_9/th_2015-07-29%2019.57.40.jpg http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh223/p373r42/DG1_9/th_2015-07-29%...

Thanks itchyfeet, as I thought. It’s a late DG with 2 oil switches although my van only uses the one between the pushrod tubes.
Thanks for the link to your post great work. Put the flywheel back on to see if I could tell how much float there is, and its enough to be visible.
Dial gauge on order.

I have a DG 1.9 engine, it’s a Vege recon unit. It’s never let me down but has always been very tapy and performance wasn’t great. I’ve started to strip it down and one of the 1st things I noticed on removal of the flywheel there is no crankshaft end float shims. So my question is what effect would ...

Had to laugh when I read this post as I had the same idea, and have even been looking at the same engine on Ebay. Anyway funds have dried up for now so its not going to happen. Without any history of the engine I would strip it completely and check the bottom end as well. How would it feel to recond...

Wonder how well this guy stopped.

I would also sugest you check the brake servo and vacume hoses for leaks.
Although that may also give other symptoms with engine idleing
Mine is able to stop very well when needed.