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On Wed, 2003-07-23 at 16:24, Kevin Guarnotta wrote: > I just got the stud out of my toolbox, it is 40mm long, and actually looks > to be 8mm diameter. It does not appear to have broken off of anything > else...I can't imagine where this came from...I am wondering about just > trying to put the spark plug back in, and if it goes in, then trying to run > it. But to be on the safer side I will probably let it sit until I can pull > the engine...and be able to see in the hole better. I need to pull it anyway > for an exhaust gasket overhaul, and new clutch and distributor(granted I > know I only need to pull it for the clutch, but it should be easier to do > all of that with the engine out... > 8mm x 40mm?? Sounds like an exhaust stud. May be a part left over from another tear-down. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org