That is all the accumulated metal dust is on the magnet. The metal dust is from the worn out bearings and maybe some of the wear on the gears but I think it's mostly the bearing wear. On Apr 29, 2015 5:14 PM, "Larry Velez" <la...@sinu.com> wrote:
> Nice adventure pictures. > > > > What’s all this fuzzy stuff in picture 2? > > > > > > About what a modern day 16V would be, I would have to convert the price > to today’s dollars. What did these cars cost when new? Then we can > compare to today’s cars. > > > > - > > Larry > > > > *From:* mk2-16v@googlegroups.com [mailto:mk2-16v@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Chad Rebuck > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 29, 2015 4:13 PM > *To:* mk2-16v@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* [mk2-16v] 16v content + fun to drive cars with 200 hp or less > > > > 16v content: > > > > Also I took apart my 16v transmission with 225k miles (I don't know if it > was ever refreshed with new seals/bearings). Found that one of the diff > bearings and the small pinion bearing on the output shaft were about to > fall apart and destroy the transmission. > > > > > https://plus.google.com/photos/102391619278461274652/albums/6141836974950228337?authkey=CJae7--cq6b-bg > > > > I also rebuilt another 020 transmission that I've been using for the past > 3 years, where I caught the small pinion bearing failure just in time. It > was about to let the rollers out and destroy itself along with the rest of > the transmission I bet. > > > > Fun to drive cars with 200 hp or less: > > > > I got this motortrend email today and thought it would be of interest to > the group > > > > > http://www.motortrend.com/features/mt_hot_list/1504_17_most_fun_to_drive_2015_cars_with_200_hp_or_less/viewall.html > > > > What is closer to a modern day 16v? The Fiesa ST or Golf/GTI? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mk2-16v+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mk2-16v@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CA%2BV5SC_JTbXKhMpTmRXwA3v5u%3D-Hu5V62mEDE3znp2UC7ETS7A%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CA%2BV5SC_JTbXKhMpTmRXwA3v5u%3D-Hu5V62mEDE3znp2UC7ETS7A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mk2-16v+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mk2-16v@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/EDAB904505142E43ACDDF072B66B596601001405%40MBX028-W1-CA-4.exch028.domain.local > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/EDAB904505142E43ACDDF072B66B596601001405%40MBX028-W1-CA-4.exch028.domain.local?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MK2-16v" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mk2-16v+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to mk2-16v@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CA%2BV5SC-VVX4is-tEPJr_0qA%2BNyW4H%2Be8m%3D3OymNk88Ves1QtnA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
