[Vwdiesel] The Miser and the Blockheads

[mikitka]

My 79 rabbit didn't give much warning. You have to remember this was back in
1986 I think, I'm young, dumb and single driving back to the base from an
awesome weekend in the mountains of south western Virginia.  Cruising along
doing 60mph when the engine starts to make a loud noise like the exhaust
broke off at the flex pipe, which it has done several times before, then
before I knew it, it just got super loud and died. That is when I pulled
over to see antifreeze coming out of the block, my water pump knocked off
the block and the connecting rod sticking out.  

Nick
 



 Standard Time, 
mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk writes:

> When sump is off why not take a pointed nail punch and punch the ends of
> the studs on the con rod big ends. This will tighten the threads enough to
> slow the nuts so you can detect big end knock before the rod waves at you
> through the block ;o)
> 

  Then you could always just torque to spec plus a couple pounds for 
wrench error and go at that.  I've never had one come loose nor has 
a friend's shop who's done a bunch more than I.  A drop of Loctite would 
suffice if you're that paranoid about it too.  
  I'd suspect that most make a rod knock long enough to shut them down 
before they throw one through the case.  
  SIster's friend's Camaro threw one or two through the pan.  I warned her 
about it 3 weeks before it happened.  She just kept driving it until it 
happened.
     Loren
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