this might be the last straw

[calimus@techography.net (Calimus)]

Providing that it is the Original facotry installed crank and it was never modified in any way, Allyn
is completly correct.  Take that thing to your nearest VW stealership and tell them you got a defective
crank, show them the evidence and get a new engine outta the deal.  Not sure how smooth that will go
since VWoA is is the largest PITA to their enthusiasts as a company can be.  But there should definitly
be some compensation involved.  Be sure to take pictures of the crank just for your records as well as
shots of the head and any other damaged area's.

William

Allyn wrote:

> Since there is no way that bubbles will appear in metal after x mileage, i'd lug that crank to a vw
> dealership and say 'i want a new vr6'.
> Al
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "the hitman" <vwscir87@hotmail.com>
> To: <mpeters6@rochester.rr.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 4:25 PM
> Subject: Re: this might be the last straw
>
> > when we got the motor tore down and my buddy pulled out the crank, you could
> > see it had snapped. both him and my dad say the culprit is a faulty crank.
> > they showed me the edges of the brake and the metal looked pourous, almost
> > like it had a sponge texture to it. they both said no forged piece should
> > look like this when cross-sectioned. my dad says the small "bubbles" in the
> > metal were actually air pockets that weakenend the metal and caused "a
> > structural failure", hence the break. i've gotta trust my dad on this one,
> > he knows his (american) cars.
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