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On Thu, 2002-02-21 at 18:00, Jim Adney wrote: > On 21 Feb 2002, at 17:02, Allyn de Vars wrote: > > > When I restored my 1960 Beetle in 1994/5, I did come across a flat lobe on > > the cam for cylinder 2. The motor had 71,505 miles on it, was definitely > > original in mileage and to the car. > > I believe this was an era when VW had a known and admitted problem with > cams and lifters. Is this right, Russ? > '60 would have been a 36 hp, and yes they would wear cam shafts and lifters. But they would run for a long time with a bad cam and lifters. Most of the problem was with the lifters, and they took out the cam. Then VW cam with the 40hp in '61. The early 40's had soft cams. I think it was about '63/'64 when they finally got it straightened out. I have reused many VW cams in my time. It is just a judgement call, that comes with experience. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe