[Vwdiesel] Looking for a block

[Dan Sloan]

That's exactly what mine looks like.

I'll be checking those nuts in the future. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com 
> [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On Behalf Of mikitka
> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 4:00 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Looking for a block
> 
> Interesting, that is exactly what my 1.5L did in my 79 
> Rabbit. When I got it apart it showed that the connecting rod 
> nuts backed off and the cap came off.
> Nick
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com 
> [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On Behalf Of Dan Sloan
> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 10:16 AM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Looking for a block
> 
> Folks,
> 
> Thanks for all your suggestions, once home, and upon further 
> inspection...It appears I tossed a connecting rod through the 
> block. (which took off the water pump...)
> 
> Anybody know of a source for a 1.6NA engine in the midwest? 
> (I'm in central
> Iowa) I've already checked local sources...my one possiblilty 
> went to the crusher last month.  It'd be a shame to junk this 
> car...its in reasonable shape otherwise.
> 
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