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On 29 Oct 2001, at 22:30, Russ Wolfe wrote: > Well, I just checked it's printing date, and it was printed 12/71. So it must > actually be a '72 manual. Okay, that's better. Now we seem to be back on a consistent track again. > I don't think that it really makes that much difference, as the factory > mechanics usually set all the engines with the late style rocker arms at the > .006 setting. What are the "late style rocker arms?" They're probably the only style I know. When did they start? What was different about the earlier ones? Were they a different ratio? > This was what they taught us in factory school, and the factory > finally changed it to be "official" after many complaints from the mechanics, > and warranty claims. .004 was just too tight in colder climates. If you set > them to .004 at 72F, and they were not adjusted again, and the car went > outside into a -30F/-40F temperature, they did not start well. Really!?! Of course I can think of a LOT of reasons to not start well at -40F! This is interesting. You're saying that the extra valve lash helped when the engine was cold, and I had heard that it was because of hot conditions. I wonder if BOTH might have been true???? - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/