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After looking at my engine again, inside the pipes is a black substance that i can wipe with my finger, but it's not what i'd call a liquid, it seems more or less to be a filmy residue, is that the condensate mixed with carbon that you are referring too. Like i said, i am new at this, and i know that oil shouldn't be in the tailpipes, but when the engine is running, i looks like oil because it is more "liquidy", but i can see how it can be carbon, but how much carbon buildup in the exhaust pipe is normal? Thanks for the help you have given me. I also have another question, in Jon Muir's book, he says something about how there is no real "procedure" so to speak of how to break-in a new VW eninge, nothing besides the usual driving techniques such as no fast starts, no lugging the engine and so on. However, in the thin red book i also have i think it isŁče"How to rebuilt an Air-cooled VW engine", or something to that effect, the author says that the engine should be ran at a certain RPM (don't know it off the top of my head) for twenty minutes, then taken for a drive where you perform a series of accelerate/decelerate patterns using 3/4 throttle. Now, i don't see any harm in really doing a break-in procedure over not doing one, but is it really necessary, or was Jon Muir correct. I have asked other people i know around town, and i've gotten a different answer each time, thanks again Jacob Schroeder '72 Squareback ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org