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 Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:49 am Post subject: Worst case of corrosion I ever seen on a VW Engine |
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Was out picking the other day at an old man's yard with quite a few cars a hundred miles or so from home and stumbled upon this... never have I seen a car corrode so badly! Eeek!
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Matt Wilson
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 1:58 pm Post subject: Re: Worst case of corrosion I ever seen on a VW Engine |
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Whoa! it's returning to the earth. The circle of life..
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Glenn
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: Worst case of corrosion I ever seen on a VW Engine |
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That will buff out.
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ZENVWDRIVER
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: Worst case of corrosion I ever seen on a VW Engine |
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Yeah, too much moisture'll do that - there is a 36 horse, at a salvage, near me, that looks like that - too bad - z
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EVfun
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 4:44 pm Post subject: Re: Worst case of corrosion I ever seen on a VW Engine |
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Nah, it's a mechanical part... JB Weld can fix that! 
On a more serial note, I would be curious what is inside that case. I think it could be disassembled with a large flat blade screwdriver at this point.
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67rustavenger
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 6:04 pm Post subject: Re: Worst case of corrosion I ever seen on a VW Engine |
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| EVfun wrote: |
| Glenn wrote: |
| That will buff out. |
Nah, it's a mechanical part... JB Weld can fix that!
On a more serial note, I would be curious what is inside that case. I think it could be disassembled with a large flat blade screwdriver at this point. |
Beat me to that thought! 
No need for a screwdriver. Just pick it up and it will disintegrate before your eyes. 
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 7:18 pm Post subject: Re: Worst case of corrosion I ever seen on a VW Engine |
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People complain about oil leaks, but an oily mess would have saved it.
Cup half full, though. It looks like some great salvage parts, heads, etc.
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