At least we used to *think* we knew what the issue was, that the
number 3 cylinder was in the "shadow" of the oil cooler tower. Now we
know we don't know.

Jim

On Jan 29, 2007, at 12:52 PM, Tom Buese wrote:

> On Jan 29, 2007, at 6:13 AM, dylan friedman wrote:
>
>> Frank,
>> I have three in  the junk pile at my shop, all with #3 threw the
>> roof.
>> What gives?
>
> The 2 ac engines i have thrown rods in were both # 3 "threw(pun?) the
> roof" also. Didn't VW solve this inherent design flaw when they went
> to wc?
>
> Evidently not!
>
> Tom B.-throwing a rod in my ac DC is why I got a vanagon in the 1st
> place!
>>
>> dylan
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 6:44:22 AM
>> Subject: Re: Threw a rod pictures
>>
>> In a message dated 28/01/2007 7:38:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>>
>> I  finally got a couple of pictures of the rod came out of my 2.1
>> case on
>> line.
>> _http://new.photos.yahoo.com/vwbecida/albums/_
>> (http://new.photos.yahoo.com/vwbecida/albums/)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Very interesting !   Usually it's number three rod !  I have a
>> quite similar
>> looking engine in  my storage of junk !
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Frank  Condelli
>> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
>> '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg  (Forsale) & Lionel Trains
>> (_Collection
>> for  sale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/trainsal.htm) )
>> Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
>> _Frank Condelli &  Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/
>> busindex.html)
>> _Vanagon  Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_
>> (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm)
>> _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm)  a VW
>> Camper
>> camping event, Almonte, ON, June 07 ~ 10,  2007
>>
>>
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