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Rusty and used parts - what's worth keeping/selling and what to scrap?

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pfillery Insano Dub Head

734 posts · joined Dec 2011 ·

#963747
So I have a big pile of vw parts. A lot of it is the kind of stuff I would not think would be likely to be reused unless you pulled them from your own engine but I'd like some opinions please. What is worth selling and what is just scrap?

The things in question are:

Used pushrods
Used conrods
Used cam shafts with minor surface rust
Used crank shafts with minor surface rust
Flywheels with minor to major surface rust

Can the last 3 be machined so as to be usable and is it worthwhile compared to replacing them?

I don't want to bother selling junk but hate the thought of scrapping one thing good.

68BUS Wolfsburg Wizard

485 posts · joined Jul 2011 ·

#963764
The flywheels are good to.attach to trolly jacks to make them safer when dropping an engine if it helps.
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modnrod Fahrvergnugen

978 posts · joined Mar 2011 ·

#963766
Rusty pushrods are junk.
Rusty conrods can be machined IF they are forged and really hard to get ie. like rare Okrasa widget thingys.
The rest can be re-used, especially the flywheels and cranks. A lot of people would much prefer welding and then machining an OEM forged VW 1045 crank to buying a shiny billet 4340 crank, even if it costs more, people like DPR........and me!
If I was over there I would pick them up if you like! 😀

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#963803
Apart from pushrods, I mean someone 'may' want them, the rest is useable. Conrods can be easily cleaned on a wire wheel bench grinder and a bit of 400 wet n dry on the bearing saddles.

rest may just need a polish to clean/measure and then see if needs grinding 🙂
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#963816
flywheel in 12v form can be sold, generally everything else no ones wants.

I had good crank that measured within spec, no one wanted even for 25 buck. to the scrap they went 😂 Also had perfect cam and rods too, same fate.

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Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

Menangler Custom Title Time!

1,991 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#963832
vlad01 wrote:flywheel in 12v form can be sold, generally everything else no ones wants.

I had good crank that measured within spec, no one wanted even for 25 buck. to the scrap they went 😂 Also had perfect cam and rods too, same fate.
Agree, save 12 volt flywheels if not badly rusted, O ring 6 volt ones are also worth saving, rusty cranks, rods, cams, into the dumpster they go, no one wants them.

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psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#963888
vlad01 wrote:flywheel in 12v form can be sold, generally everything else no ones wants.

I had good crank that measured within spec, no one wanted even for 25 buck. to the scrap they went 😂 Also had perfect cam and rods too, same fate.
Dunno why Aussies don't want good useable parts. In UK they would go like hotcakes. S'pose if building an engine weren't so expensive here or people didn't farm it out to 'professionals' then there'd be a larger market for used engine parts. Shame as a waste of perfectly good parts.
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Lucky Phil Wolfsburg Wizard

480 posts · joined Aug 2010 ·

#964301
Oh the humanity!