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On 8 Mar 2001, at 10:47, Scott Moeller wrote: > I have stumbled upon one of those "dream" situations ~ a no rust all > original 70 SQBK that has 65000 mi, been garaged by the original owner for > the last 16 years with the engine out, apparantly to have case inserts > installed. Sounds pretty nice. Hope you can make him proud. ;-) > I've now re-assembled the engine with all stock components including FI (CR > of 7.0:1) and, except for an exhaust, am ready to install it. This engine was originally 7.7:1. Is this what you meant? > Any luck with the S&S extractor system on these cars? Should I be looking at > a stock system? If you HAVE the little rear heat exchangers, I'd go for stock. The aftermarket systems have some appeal, but their problems wear on you after awhile and I finally gave up on them. > Also, would it be a wise move to heliCoil the new heads to avoid future > spark plug stripping? If the threads are still good, just leave them alone. I lube the SP threads with Moly Disulfide paste and they never give me any trouble. I recommend that you just use a bit of extra caution when starting the plugs in their threads. If you just do these 2 things you should never strip out a plug. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe