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On 22 Apr 2002, at 11:29, Jaranson, John (J.W.) wrote: > OK.....I checked the digital caliper that I borrowed from the Lab at work to > take these measurements. I used a 50mm gage block and measured 49.93mm. Makes > up for most of the error in my measurements. Looks like the cranks is in good > shape. The journals look good, no scoring, still nice and shiny. Cool! > I just assumed that the 0.10mm under was just normal wear on a crank with 70k > miles. Never thought to check the measuring tool. Thanks for the advice. Nice when one of my long shots hits the mark, cool! > I did ask Berg about welding CW to my crank. $150, but only done when ever they > get to the next batch of cranks, so it might not be too timely. Can the stock > crank be dynamically balanced or is this pointless? For a daily driven, > basically stock engine, is tha CW crank really worth $150? How's that for a > loaded question? Very loaded, but the high RPM flexing crank is the most damaging thing in your engine. This is the second thing I would do to any rebuild that might see "spirited" driving. The first would be a full flow oil filter. The stock crank can be dynamically balanced, but only the CWs will keep the flexing down at high rpms. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org