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Date:         Tue, 1 Feb 2005 19:33:08 -0500
Reply-To:     ROBERT DONALDS <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         ROBERT DONALDS <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: wrist pins/boston bob
Comments: To: Larry Chase <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM>
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Larry good to hear from you yes the double ping And the double wrist pin clips Boy I hate tring to get those out the stock clip works fine if you rotate it once your sure its in place if it wont spin its not in place So you had a clip falure not the pin itself

hows life off the road have you adjusted and what are you doing with your days? am I the only one that does not know?

Boston Bob

----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Chase" <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 8:50 AM Subject: Re: wrist pins/boston bob

> Volks, > > Wrist pin - Failed > > Actually the very first engine disaster I had with the 2.2L > EuroCars engine was a wrist pin failure. > > The pin clips came off ne piston at around 1200 miles after > the first build. > > Note ...because of the higher compression on the engine each > was actually "double pinned". > > Kind of sounded like piston slap to all that diagnosed it. > > I was able to limp the engine all the way from Doughlas, AZ > to Denver. > > Although as expected ... there was a fair amt of damage by > the time I got there. > > Larry Chase > www.roadhaus.com > > - - - > > Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:07:25 -0800 > From: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM> > Subject: Re: wrist pins/boston bob >


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