> An error in my post has been pointed out to me. > > Please look at my post again in case I may have miscommunicated, I meant to > refer to the cases/blocks/mains as being magnesium, aluminum, and steel; I > am fully aware that a crankshaft is made of steel. I guess I should have > more fully emphasized the cases just prior to listing the materials. I'd > hate to see what a magnesium crank would look like after a single run to > redline(if it made it that far). > > Doug Jones Actually, there's no magnesium in a waterboxer, except maybe as an alloying element in the aluminum alloy case. Type I aircooled vw's, and some european type IV engines have cases made from magnesium alloy. Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net |
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