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Re: [T3] engine diagnosis


On 4 Nov 2001, at 21:08, Dave Hall wrote:

> The 1969 TLE Fastback covered the followers:-
> This alloy had a bit less graphite, a lot less Va, and more Cu, Mg, Ni
> and P. It had been induction hardened to a depth of 0.032".  The
> average V.p.n of the surface measured 660 with a 5kg load.

I thought that Gene Berg told me that the lifters measured about 52 
on the Rockwell C scale. The Machinerys Handbook says that 
VPN 660 is ~Rc 58-59, or that Rc 52 = ~VPN544.

The apparent disagreement might well all be in my memory....

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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