[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [New Search]
On 22 Feb 2002, at 14:29, jim rustad wrote: > > > > When I restored my 1960 Beetle in 1994/5, I did come across a flat lobe > >on > > > the cam for cylinder 2. > Was there a time (50s or early 60s) when VW engines did not have > cam bearings? Seems crazy to me but I think I remember reading this > somewhere? Yes, all 40 HP (1200cc) and earlier engines had the cam running right against the case. Early type 3 blocks were the same way. I'm not exactly sure when this ended, probably by 65 or 66 at the latest. If you have one of these early engines and the case is worn out here, RIMCO can bore it out to accept standard cam bearings. This would be a good thing to do for any early engine in the course of a rebuild. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe