[tcb] Re: So close but so far
- From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:36:20 -0700 (PDT)
Yes, a VW rod can go through the top of the case. A while back I traded for a
parts car/bus and the guy told me the engine was locked up but he didn't know
what was wrong with it. Well, it was pretty obvious when you looked. The
bottom end of a rod was sticking through the case just in front of the oil
cooler.
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From: Gerald Livingston <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, April 19, 2012 2:19:16 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: So close but so far
When AirBall the Rolling Basket Case ('69 beetle) sucked #3 and stopped
turning at 55mph (that was fun) the bottom end stayed good. Lucky me
because it was a motor I got ripped off on, the case halves had a big
puddle of JB weld sealing them together at the seam where somebody
dropped it or something (can a rod go through the top of a VW case?).
I pulled the heads, washed out the still assembled case/rods/etc,
turned the crank by and and eyeballed it to see if it looked bent, put
on new (used) heads with new (new) jugs and pistons.
Got another 100,000 miles out of it.
G2
On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:30:17 -0500
"w.wood" <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> probably a dropped valve but definitely you have a bottom end problem
> now.
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I think I may have damaged or broke a piston rod. It will turn
> > over about half a turn both ways now but, then kind of a clunk
> > sound.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 4/19/2012 3:57 AM, sammie smith wrote:
> >
> > Are you telling us that the engie seized. If so you have some bad
> > internal engine problem: seized piston from heat maybe.
> > ------------------------------
> > *From:* Mike <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > *Sent:* Wed, April 18, 2012 6:03:44 PM
> >
> > Made it to about 20 min south of Hico.
> > Lost power coasted to the side of the road. No smoke, no oil
> > spillage just stopped. Tried to start it up and click, wouldn't
> > turn over. Tried to turn it over by hand and could not. Broke out
> > the half inch breaker and socket still could not turn it over. I'm
> > really starting to think there might be something wrong here.
> > My brother is coming with the truck and trailer. Looks like I get
> > to attend the classic in a minivan.
> >
> > Sent from the side of the road!
> > Mike Hayes
> > Mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Dallas, Texas
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