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On 17 Jan 2002, at 18:11, Russ Wolfe wrote: > I haven't seen one of these cases without the groove for the cam plug, and I > am not sure I would want to use one. I understand that this is the way that all the BeetleMex engines have been made for a number of years. I agree that it seems flakey, but if it works.... Still, can't you just imagine that rubber plug shrinking in a cold Iowa winter night, like the Mexican engineers never dreamed of, and then falling out. 8-0 > I have never had one of the metal ones leak, (and I used to build probably > 200 engines a year), but I put all the plugs in "backwards" like an > automatic. That way you never forget, and have to tear the engine back down > to turn it around for an automatic. Most VW mechanics I know put them in > backwards. An automatic drive plate WILL hit if there is a problem with the > torque converter. I'm "glad" to hear that. There were claims on RAMVA, by people who should have been knowledgable, that these plugs never got damaged, so I'm pleased to hear that my speculation was right. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe