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Thats because he HAD NO IDEA what he was doing. They were an engine that needed a qualified mechanic to set up but once there they would go many miles without problems. Even in 1970 Chrylser couldnt sell a new car that needed noodeling every 500 miles. > I have a friend that bought a 1970 Plymouth Super Bee with a 440-Six Pack > new in 1970. He told me that he was constantly (every 500 miles or so) > adjusting or rebuilding carbs, resetting the timing and changing spark > plugs. The aircooled VW will seize solid in 8-10Kmiles without an oil change, UNLESS it leaks like a seive. Without adjustment they would have burned a valve by 50K and Swallowed one by 80K. Russ... this sound about right? Our local VW mechanic showed me his examples of these things years ago... not a pretty sight! my grandfather had a 1970 Beetle that he bought new > that had ~120,000 miles (and still running) on it when he sold it, and the > only thing he ever did to it was add oil (never changed it or did a valve > adjustment). > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Shameless link for search engines: http://listarchive.type3.org ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~