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On 31 Jan 99, at 16:31, Brian Hess wrote: > 1) My '69 square was running a little shaky with a mmmmMMMmmmm sound > from the engine, so I adjusted the valves and it was fixed! yeah! THEN, > I drove up to Tahoe to go skiing, and upon my return the uneven sounds > returned. Should I adjust the valves again? Did the trip to the snow > mess something up?? It was running perfectly!! We do not have enough information to diagnose your car's problem from here. You'll probably have to give a better description if you want more help. > 2) My '69 square is completely stock. Can I replace the oil bath air > filter with a paper air filter?? Why? The oil bath filter works extremely well, gives no trouble, and flows air with less restriction than a paper filter. > 3) I have the stock exhaust on my '69 square and I want to go to a > bigger exhaust, preferably a dual exhaust setup. What kinds of exhausts > will allow me to still use the stock heater?? There were a few aftermarket mufflers out there that used ALL the original heater parts. I don't know if any of them are made or are available anymore. All the usual Quiet Power extractor exhausts d7¯x¼e rear heat exchangers and leave you somewhat on your own to make the hot air connection from the fan housing to the lower heat exchangers. These will always result in at least a small loss of heat. > 4) I'm thinking about lowering my '69 square. How should I go about > this project, and does anyone have any helpful suggestions for me? You will get different advice from different people. The people who lower their cars fall into two categories: those who don't know about the handling downside, and those who do, but haven't figured out a solution for it. My advice is to leave it alone and save yourself some headaches. You should buy and study the Bill Fisher book. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org