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On 12 Aug 2003 at 20:53, . : orntar : . wrote: > > From: Russ wolfe [mailto:russella@prairieinet.net] > > > It's fairly easy to install if all the rest of the linkage is > still > there. If > > you're also missing other parts then it gets > harder, depending on which > parts > > are missing. Some of the parts are > hard to find these days, as they are > > completely different from > Beetle parts. > > And some of them are different between single port and dual port > heads. > could I fabricate my missing pieces easily? There are some simple parts that you could make from stiff wire, but the rest would be very hard to make. > Does anyone on the list have spare pieces that I could borrow and > replicate? Someone on this list may have some spares which they could sell you. These are rare parts which should NEVER be thrown away, simply because so many already have been. > Can I take the tin off the engine in the car and put in the linkage or > do I need to remove the engine? That may be coming for a clutch change > anyhow. It COULD be done in the car, but it's pretty tough. It's a lot easier if out, but once out you would need access to both the top and bottom of the engine. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org