| jmt2125 |
Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:00 pm |
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Looking for suggestions on where to go from here. My son threw a rod in his 1914. We bought the car a few years ago and don't honestly know what all has been done to the motor. Didn't have any issues with it until it started to lose power and started hearing a knock. The oil looked low so I added oil and it sounded way better. He went to drive around block and he heard a bang and it dropped oil. Pieces of the rod exited the case near the generator stand.
I'm just looking for suggestions on the best way to get back on the road. I would like to reuse as much of the engine I can to save a little money. I am not a mechanic nor do I know much about rebuilding vw engines but I would like to use this as a learning experience for me and my son. Should I buy a case and rebuild kit? Or would it be better to buy a long lock?
Thanks! |
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| TDCTDI |
Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:49 pm |
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| Thrown rod... rod no good, case no good, crank probably no good, piston no good, probable damage to cam. You maybe have a good set of heads, not much to start with. |
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| splitjunkie |
Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:29 pm |
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When you hear an engine knocking it is time to take the engine apart. Sadly you have found that out the hard way.
TDCTDI got it about right. The flywheel should be good and three rods and pistons may be OK but everything else is toast including oil pump and oil cooler. The external stuff will be fine but plan on buying a longblock engine from a reputable builder and chalk it up to a lesson learned. You could buy a shortblock, a set of pistons and cylinders and reuse your heads but since you aren't a mechanic and will be paying someone, just get a long block and oil cooler, transfer the exterior parts and sell the salvageable parts. That will be cheaper. |
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| meranda |
Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:05 am |
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| Way back in the early 70s my 1959 Rally Beetle with a 1500 twin carb motor threw a rod. It broke through the case behind the oil cooler. Myself and my old German mechanic just screwed a plate over the hole, replaced the rod and big end bearings and continued rallying for anther two years! |
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| Zundfolge1432 |
Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:07 am |
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| Any guessing as to extent of damage would be just that, guessing. It needs to come apart 100% and could be a teaching moment for those just getting into engine building. If the damage is confined to upper area it may still be useable, i too have seen many cases patched and returned to service with good results. The upper roof area is non structural, you are more concerned with webbing and lifter bores. A quick tear down and you’ll know exactly what you have |
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