Dan, Whilst not particularly inspiring, that's not unusual for a VW, once turned thru a few blades and getting some fuel in the compression comes right up. Try it again after a couple of mins running and it will be fine.
Not sure if you are aware of the VW aero list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AirVW, it is probably the best source of info on all things VW Pete > It feels like 1 dead, 1 almost dead, 1 OK, and 1 good. I ran out of time, > but as soon as I can get back, I am going to check the valve adjustment and > do a real compression test. ENGINES SUCK. > >