What is this? (Off-topic)

Hello,

What is that?



For my wife, this is a flower pot (honestly).

For us here in the forum, this is the foundation of our 4-cylinder TDI engines.

This is a VW engine block, model 827, MKB JB - gasoline engine, 1439cc, 51kw, from the year 1981. This block has 235,000 km on it. Of that, certainly 10,000-15,000 were under extremely stressful .

The TDI block has the same bore as the JB, but it is 1.5 cm taller to accommodate more stroke.

Hello Bertil,

If you have a woman who accepts that as a flower pot, then that's already a positive thing .

Hello.
Wolfgang.

Hi Bertil,

That reminds me of the thing about the history of the 827 engines... didn't you want to write something about that at some point? *grins*

"JB" sounds like what you might have in your rally car... did it have to sacrifice its engine?

Regarding the flower pot issue... I don't think people would enjoy it much. With soil and water inside, that thing would probably rust quite quickly.

Best regards,

Jan.

@bertil

'You're lucky to have an understanding wife! Before my wife was on board with it, I had a Trabant with the back cut out and sealed, used as a 'flower pot' in the garden! At first, the local authorities gave me a lot of trouble! But my wife made it clear to them that they shouldn't care. Well, then, when my wife finally agreed, that beauty had to go! I sold it to a garden center and got a few Deutschmarks for it! It stood in the garden for 6 years, exposed to all kinds of weather. You just put in a battery, took out the spark plugs, squirted some gasoline into each cylinder, pulled the starter cord, and the thing would run for its last ride!'
Unfortunately, I don't have any more pictures, as my ex 'borrowed' the photo album.

Hi,

Jan6K wrote:

... That reminds me of the thing about the history of the 827 engines... didn't you want to write something about that at some point? *grins*

... that's what the picture is for. Unfortunately, I don't have time to write the article.

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"JB" sounds like what you might have in your rally car... did it have to sacrifice its engine?

... the is the engine from my old rally car. The Jetta was "destroyed" at the second-to-last cup event, and I took the car apart and completely stripped it. Most of the parts were transferred to the new Jetta. I can provide pictures if you're interested.

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Regarding the flower pot issue... I don't think people would enjoy it much. With soil and water inside, that thing would probably rust quite quickly.

No problem, just sandblast it, apply a clear coat, and it'll be fine. Usually, there are plastic inserts in the cylinder bores. As for the rust, that's not a problem anyway. Have you ever thought about how long unprotected gray cast iron can last in the rain?

By the way, the idea wasn't mine, but my wife's!