The diesel rod bolts are M9X1.0 Thread pitch. The early non stretch bolts used nuts with a shoulder. The shoulder gets a ding to further lock them.

Dennis

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-----Original Message-----
From: mark drillock
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 5:00 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: DIESEL need rod cap nuts

AFAIK, the typical VW gas inline engines use a different rod nut, except
for the supercharged Corrado which uses the diesel rod nuts you are
looking for.

Mark

James Felder wrote:
> Good point. I know that the diesel rid bolts are a desirable replacement fir the waterboxer bolts, but I know that the diesel bolts and nuts are a pretty odd size an are very high quality.
>
> Does anyone know?
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> On Aug 21, 2011, at 2:06 PM, "pat "<psdooley@verizon.net>  wrote:
>
>> Jim, are the diesel cap nuts different than the gas motors?
>> I always read that VW's inline is so stout that not much was changed for the
>> diesel app.
>>