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On Sat, 2003-07-26 at 19:08, garram1@swbell.net wrote: > On 26 Jul 2003, at 14:25, Russ wolfe wrote: > > > > > > If this is an FI engine, and you took off the intake plenum, you took > > that bolt out. That bolt also hold other things on the engine. It is > > an 8mm x 1.25mm x ?. I am not sure of the length. > > It is an FI engine but at some point the FI was pulled and Weber > ICTs were installed. > > So you're saying that it is similar to the bolt on a beetle engine that > holds the center section of a dual port manifold? It is not really > important for holding the two halves of the crankcase together? > Every bolt in the engine is important. I would get it replaced and go on with life. The person that did the fuel system conversion probably pulled it and didn't bother to put it back. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org