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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: 2,553 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) |
Jake Raby |
Aug 7 2004, 05:19 PM
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Engine Surgeon Group: Members Posts: 9,398 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Lost Member No.: 1,095 Region Association: South East States |
Brad, some people think that new engines are suppose to turn over tight..... NOPE, if that baby won't spin easy with ONE FINGER, its too damn tight!
Someone missed the pin for sure. As for the lifters.. We are trying two new processes to the set up before further testing.. Looks like *possibly* the cams do not have enough taper to correctly give the correct surface speed for the lifters to rotate... OR that the surfaces of the cam are too rough.. The cam is having two lobes micropolised, and the other two re-tapered.. All 8 lifters are being resurfaced as well and they are going back in their same holes for another round in the spintron. |
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