Date:         Tue, 2 May 2000 17:53:34 EDT
Reply-To:     kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: A rod bender?
Comments: To: welshcu@PB.COM

Curt;
        Take heart. About 90K miles ago, unbeknownst to me, my 86 had a
cylinder fill with antifreeze. The only symptom I had was the starter
would engage but not turn over. Being in a hurry, and sure nothing
serious could have happened to my trusty steed, I proceeded to roll down
hill trying to kick start her.  I would get her rolling about ten to
fifteen miles per hour and pop the clutch. The back tires would proceed
to lock up and drag through the gravel. DOH!!
        Well there is 195K miles on the clock now and I haven't thrown a
rod yet.

Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC>
86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
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On Tue, 2 May 2000 14:01:39 -0400 Richard C Welsh <welshcu@PB.COM>
writes:
>So lets say my fuel pressure regualtor burst its internals and opened
>the way
>for fuel, under pump pressure, to fill the intake, heads, and
>eventually
>cylinders.  Lets also say that in the process of troubleshooting the
>crisis I
>cranked the engine over a few times too many, heard things like
>"...crank....crank...clunk....",  "...crank....crank...clunk...."
>while,
>unbeknowst to me, liquid fuel was being compressed in the cylinders.
>Is it a
>safe bet that I now have some bent rods?

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