[Vwdiesel] Crankshaft Made Where?

[gary]

A diesel crank from Brazil? I wouldn't doubt it.

Surprisingly, on this era of engines, there were many parts that were
shared between diesel and (sic)gassers. If I'm not mistaken, it used to
be the thing to use a 1.6 diesel crank in a 2.0 gasser racer... or
something like that.

There are many pieces that can be reused during a rebuild. The crank was
probably wore beyond specs. The mechanic probably assumed that a
"rebuilt" crank was equivalent to reusing you old one. It was probably
simply exchanged for a crank that was on the shelf ready to go.

-Gary 


On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 09:08, Gavrik Peterson wrote:
> Some time ago I had my engine rebuilt by an outfit here in Seattle.
> Before the work was started I made it clear to the owner that I wanted
> my parts to be reused.  I now know that for some parts this request
> was not followed.  Last night I noticed that the crankshaft in the
> rebuilt engine was made in Brazil.
> 
> Is it possible that a 1984 Rabbit diesel (JK engine) could have a
> crankshaft that was made in Brazil?
> 
> While lots of stuff on this engine was made in the USA and Canada, I
> don't remember any original parts that were made in Brazil.  Does
> anyone know the answer to this somewhat obscure question.
> 
> 
> Gavrik Peterson
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