Re: [T3] Wooden Push Rods

["Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>I've heard the wood is to pump oil along from the rocker to the cam follower
end of the pushrod.  There is an oilway in the side of the cam follower, so
it sounds likely.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club
http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] Wooden Push Rods


> On 15 May 2002, at 14:20, John Fischer wrote:
>
> > I heard from a friend, that long ago push rods in VWs were made from
Ash, as a
> > type of rev limiter.
> >
> > This sounded by total BS, true or untrue?
>
> I understand that there is a wooden dowel of some kind INSIDE the 36HP
> pushrods. I have some of these and I think I can shake them and hear
> something moving around. It sounds like wood, but I certainly can't verify
that
> it is ash, and I have no idea what purpose it served.
>
> -
> Jim Adney
> jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, WI 53711-3054
> USA
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