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Carnage - Don't Ignore the Green Light, Not for the faint of heart! |
ThinAir |
Aug 6 2004, 11:08 PM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,545 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I finally got the case apart on the engine that lost the freeze plug and seized up. The only bearings that froze were the #1 and #3 mains. They spun in the case and the dowels cut a groove in them. Going simply by looks, the case appears to be just fine.
The bearings that came off the crank have the the number 021.105.531.E on them along with a KS symbol, VW logo and picture of an elephant. I've heard somewhere that this probably means that the crank is still the original grind and has never been turned. If this is the case, does this mean there is any hope for salvaging the crank? Or is it a lost cause simply because the bearing froze onto the crank surface? Here's a photo of the whole crank, pictures of #1 & #3 follow. Attached image(s) |
Mike9142.0 |
Aug 7 2004, 01:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 219 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Phoenix, AZ Member No.: 208 Region Association: Southwest Region |
The engine was runing fine and had been for months. It was runing (staling when hot) when the PO pulled it out of a rust bucket.
One of the oil gally plugs poped out and he ran it out of oil, the bearings froze to the crank and spun in the case. As far as I could tell this engine had not had the case split before. |
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