1974 volkswagen super beetle crankcase corrosion

1974 volkswagen super beetle engine overhaul. found corrosion around the oil drain plate, can the crankcase be used or should I look for a new one? If you can help please leave a comment.

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• bug
• vw
• engine overhaul
• vw engine overhaul
• volkswagen beetle
• volkswagen
• crankcase corrosion
• vw crankcase

[Alisterwolf66]

Agreed with loves7895 - new AS41 cases are pretty cheap.

Classic symptoms of water in the 'case. You can try to clean it up (hot tank, but do NOT abrasive-blast it!) and reuse it, but with that much corrosion? I think you have a rather fine, if ugly, paperweight.

[suprhandyman]

Water had got into the engine. I bought a new case just to be on the safe side. Thanks

[suprhandyman]

I agree, thanks

[InfidelArmz556]

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[localdu]

what's idling in the background?

[Bladeserpent]

Good thing you bought a new case. With that corrosion around the sump plate, it will leak quiet a lot.

[herbienbrian]

I hope you get this one running, you definatly have your work cut out for you...

[loves7895]

If the case is original vw, then it would be made from magnisum. it is repairable but the repaire would be very costly. Considering that ypu can buy a new or reman case for only 3 to $500.00. the beter choice would be to buy a new or remann case. the heads would be able to be repaired also but easier to just to exhange them. This way there wil be no wories.

[bobcooli17]

im not an expert with beetle engines. but if this was in my bug then id say it so far gone to rebuld. i would probs try and find a gd cheap engine. much easier