Hello Steve and KR netters, After a few posts that I put on the net about the
rebuild of my type 4, Mark L. suggested that I should talk to you and others
about you crank failures. My experiences with the type 4 have been really good
and others have been the opposite. Your experiences could help me prevent from
some future failure. I would like to ask a few questions of you and anyone else
that has had a failure of a type 4 Crankshaft.
1. What part of the crank failed.
2. What size was the crank
3. Was it a stock VW crank
4. Was it in any way modified, ie for the prop hub, and how was it modified
5. Was it damaged prior to failure, such as prop strike etc.
6. Any significant history from the engine in it prior usage, such as sudden
stoppage from an auto accident or engine dropped #3 valve etc.
I appreciate any and all comments.
