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on 19/11/2003 2:17 AM, Duane Miller at dmiller@dsmgroupinc.com wrote: > Last question for this string...one of my friends that has owned various VWs > for 40 years recommended putting the Variant on my car dolly, pulling the > plugs, putting it IN GEAR, and pulling it around the block a couple of > times. His thinking is that it will force everything in the engine to move > and may free up a stuck ring or cam...what do you guys think of that idea? The thing is, that might make the problem worse and possibly break something. Have you tried going through the normal tune up procedure? (Valves, points, timing etc) Ben Doughney '63 1200 - Ringo '71 1600TL '65 1500N - Val '70 411L Variant http://members.tripod.com/~superkafer/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org