I recently bought an A4 of unknown quality on ebay. Began tearing it down a couple of weeks ago using the very first edition of Moyer's manual. It says to take various parts to a machine shop. I have never dealt with one, and was unsure how to proceed. I got a recommendation from my favorite auto repair shop about where they send their stuff, so I decided to give it a try, first with just the head and manifold to see if they were, uh, simpatico with A4s and inexperienced old mechanics. I went to the machine shop and plopped the head down on the counter. The owner glanced over at it and said "that looks like an Atomic 4 head". Suddenly my concerns vanished.
Turns out he had rebuilt an A4 for a customer 20 years ago and remembered what the head looked like. He said that engine had had a bad crank shaft which cost over a thousand dollars to replace. I notice that now you can buy a used, reground crank from Moyer for $365.
I looking forward to getting the block and crank to the guy and find out how badly worn it is.
Cheers.
Turns out he had rebuilt an A4 for a customer 20 years ago and remembered what the head looked like. He said that engine had had a bad crank shaft which cost over a thousand dollars to replace. I notice that now you can buy a used, reground crank from Moyer for $365.
I looking forward to getting the block and crank to the guy and find out how badly worn it is.
Cheers.
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