[Vwdiesel] Why #3

[LBaird119@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/7/2005 4:12:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
Libbybapa at wmconnect.com writes:

> It is limited to the n/a diesel vanagons.  It is at the big end.


  Used to see a few R/J/D/Q that did similar.  Usually didn't throw the rod 
as they were probably more audible to the typical driver than in the back 
of a Vanagon.  I have one crank that had gone in a block I bought and I 
believe it was #3.  A couple others I'd heard of seemed they were on the 
"far end" of the crank as well.  These were back in the early days of the 
VW diesels and from the looks of the bearings and crank in mine it was 
from less than ideal oil and changes.
  If you look at a Subaru crank you'll see main bearings about the size of 
VW rods and rods that your young'un can reach thumb and finger around.  
They put out much more hp and even torque than a 1.6 NA and they don't 
throw.
  I don't think I've ever heard of a crank actually breaking on a VW diesel, 
which is more what we'd attribute to stress loading of the last journal than 
a "Chevy" rod instance.
     Loren