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Re: knocking noise



I had the crank keyway shear on my G60 motor
(basically a pumped up 8v) and several friends have
had the same failure.

You can cound on the valves being bent in a 16v and
sometimes in an 8v when this happens...

-josh


--- Rick Alexander <rick@brubakerbox.com> wrote:
> I just bought a parts car ('87 16v) that had the
> crank gear "peel off". Is
> this a common problem with the 16v? Is it possible
> that this can happen and
> not bend the intake valves? Can you tell that I'm
> new to these engines?
> 
> Just trying to further my education.
> 
> Rick Alexander
> http://www.brubakerbox.com
> http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/
> http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@home.com>
> To: "scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 7:59 AM
> Subject: Re: knocking noise
> 
> 
> > bent valve? you did have that crank gear peel off
> twice on you not even a
> > month ago
> >
> >     ___ __________
> >    / _ /_  __/ __/ A Texan's Scirocco, 1985 8v
> >   / __ |/ / _\ \ http://longcoeur.com/scirocco/
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> >
> >
>
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> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul Maione" <paulmaione@videotron.ca>
> > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 11:11 PM
> > Subject: knocking noise
> >
> >
> > > hey everyone.
> > >
> > > ever since i put my motor together, i have been
> > > getting this knocking noise only around 3000
> rpms.
> > > not matter what gear i'm in and it seems to only
> do
> > > it under load. it sounds like light engine
> knock, but
> > > i don't think it's that. have any of you guys
> ever heard
> > > something like this before? could it be that one
> of the connecting
> > > rods is loose? what are some of the things that
> i should
> > > check?
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > paul
> > > 87 Scirocco16v
> > >
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