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I remember a local builder with a motor apart on the bench when I stopped in. It was a WHitney motor... rods were on backwards and he had removed a fistful of RTV from it. Keith > let me see if i can remember correctly, (puts coin in the way back > machine)... > - i remember finding the wrong bearings in the motor for the case machining > no pressure relief valves in one of the motors the case! > 1 rod different than the other 3 > and the last one had no oil pressure... found parts of a shop rag in it! > > i can't be certain that operator error wasn't to blame in any of them, > but the bearings and the rod issues were definitely builder related. > > -- > Brian Fye http://www.geocities.com/menacefye > 1964 Notchback Speedster w/ 2332cc -- driven whenever possible > 1964 Notchback 1904cc w/alternator -- the daily smile > 1973 Squareback: no motor -- the redo > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >