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> >-----Original Message----- > >...VW is one of the few > >engines in the world that have their valve at the highest > >point in the engine. And they are inclined upwards from there. > >This is why VW has nevr really needed valve "Seals" > >such as other engines use. On 6 May 2006 at 10:42, Toby Erkson wrote: > Huh? Can you explain this more because I don't understand. I've seen other > engines with the valves directly above the pistons...can't get too much > higher than that. I think what Russ meant was that in our engines the valve head is higher than the valve stem. This means that the oil must climb uphill in order to flow up the guide. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~