Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:32:23 -0500
Reply-To: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
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From: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject: Re: Disaster PT. 2
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Brendan: Ifl you've had 2 or 3 studs break, why not replace all of
them?. If 3 failed, how much longer til the others go south as well?
Maybe I missed something
DM&FS
At 06:54 PM 8/12/2007, Brendan Slevin wrote:
>Yes, it was with a hint of doubt that I wrote that. Good that it might be
>newer than the 140k Totoro has but not having any info about exactly when
>and where it was replaced leaves me wondering.
>-Brendan
>
> > Hmm.
> >
> > Brendan Slevin wrote:
> >
> >>> Oh yeah the other good news, in all my clean up of the enigne I found a
> > sticker saying VW Canada remanufactured. Hmm. . . <<
> >
> > I bought an 88 GL with about 86,000 miles on it. At about 90-92,000 it
> > burned a piston, scored the cylinder, damaged the head. Put metal all
> > through the engine. Pulled the engine, and low and behold, there was a
> > yellow tag on the engine case that said Remanufactured by VW Canada. That
> > meant that some time between theoretical zero miles when new on the
> > showroom floor, and the time the engine blew at 92,000 miles, the original
> > engine had gone belly up, and the Canada engine had been installed. At the
> > 92,000 mark the Canada engine went belly up. Thats two factory engines in
> > 92,000 miles. There is no telling what the PO did to those engines, and it
> > was a one owner vehicle until I bought it. But it sure begs the question,
> > can anyone be that rough on the engines as to destroy them in so short a
> > time.?? And are the Canada remans any good? I'm a soft touch on my
> > machinery, and get more use than most between maintenance stints, but I
> > take good care of the old girl. I put in a locally built third engine and
> > it now has 75,000 plus miles on it and going strong. It looks like it is
> > going to outlast the other two combined.
> >
> > Needless to say, I am not particularly enthralled by the fact of the
> > engine being remanned in Canada. Doesn't add a thing so far as I'm
> > concerned.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > John Rodgers
> > 88 GL Driver
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Brendan Slevin wrote:
> >> Ok, so I was assuming the stud snapped way into the block but upon
> >> removing the head I can see now there is about half an inch to grab or
> >> weld a nut on. BUT> In removing the head the the stud next to it
> >> snapped
> >> with barely any force. That's right, removing it! Go figure. Well, at
> >> least it broke at the very end so the piece to grab is very long. I can
> >> manage that. But the stubby one is an real problem. I'm all hot inside
> >> trying to figure out what to do next. Drop the engine? It's right
> >> there
> >> ready to be free, but is it necessary? Seems as though I'll need to
> >> pull
> >> the liner out which also mean I need to disassemble the engine, right?
> >> Please help me figure out this mess! Thanks!
> >>
> >> Oh yeah the other good news, in all my clean up of the enigne I found a
> >> sticker saying VW Canada remanufactured. Hmm. . .
> >>
> >> Brendan.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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