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On 28 Aug 2003 at 15:18, tristessa wrote: > Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote: > >you should at least be alert to the possibility that it was > >caused by a problem on that side of the engine making it run > >lean and hot. > Judging from the color of the plugs and the deposits I'd say that side > was running a tad lean, but nothing *too* major. I hear from a reliable source that lead free gas really doesn't allow much plug color change with lean running. According to this guy, whom I trust, by the time you can see a color change its way too late. > >loose. This was on a # 2 bearing; not sure what effect this > >would have on # 3, but pretty sure that it would destroy the > >case on #1. Still, it probably means > It's the upper stud on the #1 bearing, FWIW. I'd still retighten it and give it a go. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org