Re: [T3] Breaking in a rebuilt

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 15 Apr 2004 at 19:12, Russ Wolfe wrote:

> I have never broken in a cam shaft in my life. And I have probably built
> more VW engines than anyone on this list. 3-4 a week for 15 years, and I
> never had a single comeback.

Used to be that, like you, no one did this. Honestly, I don't even know if it 
helps, but there have been a lot of complaints in the last 10-15 years that the 
replacement cams being sold are made with the wrong metallurgy, so there have 
been a lot of failures. This break in method is something that some people have 
proposed to try to reduce the failure rate. I don't know if anyone knows if it 
helps.

I go thru my old OE cams and pick good ones for my rebuilds. I know people say 
you shouldn't do this, but with today's quality, I think I may be better off 
this way.

If the quality is this bad, I wonder what the BeetleMex engines come with. I 
suspect they must be good, so their cams ought to be available.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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