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On 7 Aug 2001, at 15:57, Martinez, Leon wrote: > > I have gotten my basement junkyard case machined . > The owner (at Bears VW machine in Chula Vista California > (next to San Diego)place looks very professional and > knoweldgeable 619-475-9960) mentioned that my case is on the third > line-bore and that it is at .06 and that .08 is the last one > for my case but for insistive clients he can line bore it to > .1 and he has bearings for it. He said that this last line-bore > is not recommendable. It's likely that nothing is as good as a new case, but if these bearings have the steel-backed #2s then they should be fine. You should also assemble the case halves empty and use a thin feeler gauge to make sure that the web halves meet solidly in the areas above and below the #2 bearing. > The line -bore came out beautiful with a fine mirror finish. The important part is whether he got the diameter right. You just have to trust him. > This was done for 90 dollars (line-bore, thrust cut, set of thrust- > cut mains). 40 dollars for decking case. Case savers? This is the time to do it. If you do the 8mm studs, remember that the torque settings are different! > He also sold me a "NOS" hydraulic lifter conversion kit for > 100 dollars: includes lifters cam/gear (case matched) > shortened pushrods, and dual springs. He said that the > cam was reground at SNIDER cams (the place > with the Iron Cross Logo) to match a vw bus type > cut. Sorry, no idea. > The lifters are slip in, with no machining required. > does anyone know who made these kind of > hydraulic lifters? They look just like the solid kind but > with the internal hydraulic mechanism. > What reputation did these have ? I bought a 26mm > flat gear pump to match my new flat hydraulic cam. > Is this pump sufficient? Large flat gear pump should be 25mm. The 26mm pump is the std for the dished gear. > On my new cam , I notice that the lobes are > very noticeably narrower and taller. This makes > me think that this is a short duration high lift > performance cam or this typical when comparing > hydraulic to solid lifter type ? Sorry, no idea. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/