Yeah, I guess you're all busy shopping for new flannel shirts, while us
crazies are out barbecuing VW engines and shooting firearms needlessly into
the air...  :)  :)
Ah, well, give it a try sometime.
bmc  :)
"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

> From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
> Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 23:00:13 -0500
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Fire Extinguishers
>
> We don't run around with that rough part of the VW crowd, we stick with
> the conservative Pacific North West group.
>
> Stan
>
> On Thu, 29 Aug 2002 21:29:58 -0600 Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET> writes:
>> Come on, you guys!  Haven't you ever been to a good old fashioned
>> VW-engine-case-bonfire???  No, I'm not kidding.  Quite
>> spectacular.....
>> bmc  :)
>> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
>>
>>
>>> From: Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
>>> Organization: http://WetWesties.org
>>> Reply-To: Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
>>> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 20:09:40 -0700
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: Fire Extinguishers
>>>
>>> Doing about 2 minutes of research reveals the following:
>>>
>>> Early aircooled engines (25 & 36-40 hp) used AS41 alloy for the
>> cases.
>>> AS41 is: aluminum 4.2% silicon 1%. The remainder is... magnesium
>>>
>>> Later 1300-1600 motors used AS21 alloy.  AS21 is:
>>> 2.3% aluminum, 1% silicon a bit of zinc and manganese and, you
>> guessed
>>> it. Magnesium.
>>>
>>> <http://www.northerndiecast.com/mcalloy.htm>
>>>
>>> The type IV and wasserboxer case material seem to be a bit more of
>> a
>>> secret. But if someone can come up with the spec, the composition
>> is
>>> just a minute away.
>>>
>>> There's also a bit of info on the type2.com website.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>
>
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