[T3] connecting rod numbers

[Jim Adney]

On 8 Jul 2013 at 11:01, ken2k wrote:

> when i got my crank and rods back from the machine shop the rods were
> numbered 1-4 (front to rear he says) . I see there are numbers stamped
> on the rods 1-4.  are those numbers supposed to go with the
> appropriate throw number, in which case the machine shop is wrong. i
> dont understand why they would come from the factory that way and not
> match up with the same throw, it doesnt seem logical. 

Your machine shop must have stamped those numbers on there, so go by 
what they said. From the factory, the rods and caps have 3-digit 
numbers on them so you can match up mating parts. Other than that, 
there's no difference between rods, and there's no reason to put one 
rod in a particular place on the engine.

What work did the machine shop do?

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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