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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 ---------- > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/