[T3] BBbbrrrrrr!

[B Fye]

Block heaters are great!

Brian Fye

> On Jan 7, 2014, at 6:31 PM, "Keith Park" <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> If you got 100 miles on it and didn't hear a bearing knock then you got the
> bearing on the pin properly and there's no way it can spin.  Your oil is too
> thick to start a fresh engine that cold, once it warms up it should be fine.
> 
> Keith
> 
> 
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com 
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> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Dennis
> Stiefel
> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 9:10 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] BBbbrrrrrr!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Just watch out for that roadsalt!  I know you don't see that much either,
> but all it takes is getting it on the car once, and bits of it are in the
> seams seemingly forever!
> 
> Keith
> 
> 
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
> 
> I'm afraid that is the least of my problems now never made that far. Plus
> they only have a limited amount of rock salt man power and equipment to do
> that down here since it doesn't happen very often. They usually only do
> bridges, over passes and roads that go up and down the little ridges and
> mountains around here none of which I was planning on going over.
> Unfortunately she only ran about 60 seconds in this 9 degree weather before
> what I think tried to spin a main. The one by the flywheel I guess. I don't
> get it I've put 300 miles and everything has been fine. I even drove her on
> a 100 mile round trip Friday and was so proud how she done.  Engine is very
> tight especially after you budget it a small amount.  I hope I'm wrong got
> to look at it some more once I can get it over at the school.  If this is
> what happened then what could I have done wrong? Was it the 15W40 diesel oil
> at this or could I have done something wrong during assembly? I've had a
> sick feeling all evening.
> 
> Dennis 
> 
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