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On 18 Jan 99, at 22:59, Ginger D.&Peter P. wrote: > I adjusted the valves tonight, and I have a question: Why was the > #3 exh«Z̃ ve still at .006" gap? All the others were between .007 > and .010. Does this mean I am burning up this valve? The norm is for the valves to tighten up as they wear. If yours are loosening then that is a sign of something wrong. There are many possibilities: head studs coming loose, head studs pulling out of case, soft lifters (poor quality) wearing too fast.... > Tommorow I will regap the points and static time. But I can't > match my fan pulley marks with the Muir guide. The marks look like > this I I I I, which looks like a '72+ from the illustrations. This looks like the up to 71 style to me; on those, the left mark is much deeper. > The motor was rebuilt by the PO, who I know had a '68 motor in there > for awhile, but that doesn't match either. I list consensus is 7.5 > deg. BTDC for my 009/dual solex setup, so which notch? In the past I > used the 3rd (from the left), assuming they were 0.0, 5.0, 7.5, and > 10.0 respectively... If it is the earlier style, they are 0, 7.5, 10, 12.5. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/