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Re: Re: [T3] bad news (sort of) Broke motor..-- not anymore !!!


I agree with your repair, its what I would have tried rather than split the
case.  theres some risk but I think its minimal here and Im sure you were
careful and complete with your checks.

Keith


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> From: My65notch@aol.com
> To: type3@vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: Re: [T3] bad news (sort of) Broke motor..-- not anymore !!!
> Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 2:00 PM
> 
> Okay y'all here's the scoop,
> 
> I really didn't want to build another motor -- heck I've kinda grown
attached 
> to this one ( for one summer ;) So, the SO and I yanked the motor up to
the 
> engine stand and I went about seeing what kinda of damage was done. First

> thing -- drop the sump and see what fell downn in there. Good news,
nothing 
> in the sump ( well... some oil but you know what I mean ). I talked to a 
> local "reknowned" engine builder ( who just happens to building the
gearbox 
> for my bug so it was a good excuse to call him -- "hey, hows that trans 
> coming and.. oh yeah I've got another problem..." ) and je came to the 
> conlusion that since the motor never made oil pressure that nothing would

> have been sucked into the galleys. The pump that I pulled off had junk in
it 
> ( the spring and a few shavings ) but nothing major. It had just broken
the 
> tang off the oil pump gear that keys into the cé2д found those
pieces 
> sitting on the face of the cam.
> Well, some of you may shudder but....... I went Sat. and got a new oil
pump ( 
> and a strainer for the pickup tube in the sump -- duh !! ) and set about 
> tapping it for the plug etc. By Sat. eve the motor was back on the ground
and 
> tinware was being attached. Sun. the SO and I loaded it back into the car
and 
> by 6pm Sun. night.......oil pressure was had, coil wire on, plugs back in
and 
> she runs again !! no knocking or other bad noises, my fan is scraping my
fan 
> shroud so I have to make an adjustment there but otherwise-- she's back
on 
> the road.
> lessons learned:
> *put a strainer on your pickup tube -- I had to modify my new strainer to

> make it fit ( it seemed the pickup tube was of a slightly larger dia.
> *always follow proper oil pump priming procedures in the spring -- make
that 
> green light go out !!
> *when you build a motor -- do it all at once -- be comitted and if you
have 
> to leave it -- shrink wrap that mother so nothing can get into it.
> 
> LAYTER !!!!!!
> Dan
> my65notch@aol.com
> http://users.aol.com/my65notch/index.htm
> 
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