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Sorry my mistake. The 19 is cast onto the top of the MC, and I'm almost certain that it is the original. That would be great if you could scan the info on the rod. I just got back from my new German friend and not only is he a wealth of know how but he also has a great stash of T3 parts. The front wheel cylinders for my car that I didn't think exsist? He had 4 of them. (they're now mine) He also had original feul pumps, T3rims, early T3 mufflers(coffee can with the tail pipe) Some parts OEM. Needless to say he's my new best friend. One thing he did mention that I'm going to check today... where the rubber plug with the hose from the resivoir goes into the MC ther is a small metal washer with an oval hole. He said sometimes the rebuilds come without it and maybe mine is missing. He also agreed with you about the pushrod. So I'm checking for the washer and then will attack the pushrod. Thanks for the help and wish me luck. -- John 65 square (weezer) 04 jetta It may be ugly but she's all mine! > > The original MC is a 19. (It's stamped on top of the MC) > > Stamped or cast? I usually see a cast "19" on the side, but that's with ATe > parts. Is this one from FAG? I have parts for a lot of sizes, but 19 is the one > I use most of the time. > > > Sorry about the pushrod, Jim. I took it apart a couple of years ago. I was > > younger and not very bright ;-) > > We were all younger once, we just hope to get smarter with age. My success > varies.... ;-) > > > knowing what you do about my situation, would you think the rod needs to be > > shorter or longer? > > I'll have to go back to my Bentley tonight and see if I wrote anything in it. I > can check a virgin pushrod that I have at home to see what it is set at. Once > we get a better idea we can get someone with a genuine VW shop manual to check > in there and see if that mistake is there, too. It might be. > > Dave Hall may remember this from going thru it before. I think he came up with > the workshop manual length. Dave also has a scan of the gauge that can be used > to set the rod to the correct length. We're supposed to be able to make this > gauge ourselves (it's just a piece of sheet metal, cut into a specific shape) > but I've never bothered to make one. > > I can send you that scan if you like. > > -- > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~