Talk 'bout not knowing what you have, Blessings from the parts God?? Options

[jwalters]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) So here I am, all jacked up from the surgery on my sinus cavities the other day---bored to death--need badly to make some progress on my teener---

So I take less pain meds to have a clear head and go out to my derelict teener with the engine full of water ( years!) I decide that in two hours I could have the engine and tranny out and call it a day. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

I get the Motor out, and to make things light for the 75 yrd dash to my shop, I disassemble most of the engine---- (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I pop the covers---- (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) -- (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) ---- (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Wow---BRAND NEW heads---not rebuilt,,,,brand new vw castings--and whats this.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) .BRAND NEW rockers, shafts, and adjusters!!!!

Now I am thinking ...just how many miles are on this motor (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

I look down into the barrels---got some crud built up on them--but not sitting in standing water----huh, case says 1.8>> but these are 94's, and the pistons look awesome!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

So now I am thinking to myself, " self, it just doesn't get any better than this!" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

So I get my mag light and peer down into the bores--- (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) waht tha????

I have a stroked, forged,balanced, counter weighted crank in it!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)

You can clearly see the forging part line from the middle of the balance web all the way down into the machined area for the throws... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif)

So I take a closer look at the pistons---hmmm--the pin boss is touching the oil control rings---those don't look like standard pistons like I see in the pictures--hmmmmmmm

The really good thing is that even tho it was full of water--the oil and water mixed into a splooge---coated most everything down with a terriffic rust preventative--all the metal looks as if new!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

In fact the more I tear this engine down, the more I realize it has less than a thousand miles on it--easily

All the studs, bolts, nuts, you name it--is new

I do know for a fact that this engine has been sitting like this for over 4 yrs, I bought it from a co-worker that just never got around to doing anything with it, and he got it in the same condition.

So now tell me, I thought that counter-weighted, forged cranks for these engines were just never available, but I clearly have one--Who knows of a company that actually produced these?????? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

AND TO THINK " I WAS JUST GOING TO THROW IT OUT !!!!"