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Date:         Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:47:23 -0700
Reply-To:     "B.J.R." <beer_eighty@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         "B.J.R." <beer_eighty@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: '82-2.0 teardown. help me find the knocking please
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
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so if its the rod bearing, should I feel some sort of gap, even a tiny bit?

If I can rotate the motor by hand without experiencing any contact or feel any lash in the piston arms Do I proceed to split the case?

Should I just clean and adjust the lifters, put the motor back in and fire it up and see if it was just lifter issues?

Ps: I'd love something different in my westy, does the rabbit motor match to the tranny or are there adapters?

________________________________ From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> To: B.J.R. <beer_eighty@YAHOO.COM>; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Monday, June 1, 2009 10:39:01 PM Subject: Re: '82-2.0 teardown. help me find the knocking please

well, you can remove the rod nuts, bolts , and caps once you remove pistons. That'll get you looking at the rod bearings, if they're badly worn or shot - but if the crank is out of spec ..........you'll need to split the cases. Beyond that though, like for main bearings, ..........you'll be splitting the cases anyway.

how about a nice inline four Rabbit gasoline engine for an engine conversion ? better fuel mileage, a real heater, and a cast iron block , and a long-lasting head too.

----- Original Message ----- From: "B.J.R." <beer_eighty@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 1:02 PM Subject: '82-2.0 teardown. help me find the knocking please

> A ticking progressed to a knocking my final trip of last summer.sounds like front end of the left side case. > > It seems worse this year gettin her out n drivin her around, more like a small hammer on the case. sort of > > Engine is out, muffler is off and shielding is removed > > the left side head is coming off, i dont see cracks around the valves, they all seem to be seated ok > > im guessing its a bad main bearing > > What should i be looking for? > Am i going to have to crack the case to find the contact area if it is a bad bearing??


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