Re: [T3] Dying On Downhill

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 2 Jan 2001, at 13:33, Marc Bona wrote:

>               Theoretically, valves are set on the base circle of the
> camshaft, so the cam lobes going flat should have no effect on valve
> setting.Only wear on the lifter face or wear on the base circle part
> of the camshaft should affect that.Possibly he forgot the head nut
> washers and the nuts etched thier way slowly into the soft alluminum
> of the heads, causing the heads to slacken off?

Good point!

Hint: I didn't leave anything out and I didn't fail to tighten anything 
correctly.

Big hint: I bought some cheap replacement parts.  8-P

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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