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Is it a costly venture to rebuild the motor? What are the things that should be done? I am still trying to find someone in my area (Charlotsville,Lynchburg Va. Area) The motor is original with 87kmiles and has never been rebuilt. What would be a good setup for keeping the F.I.? Is it possible to get more HP without going too deep in to the motor (like one of those bolt on kits with new or rebuilt unleaded heads? Please excuse my ignorance on the subject. If I increase the piston and head size would that be good? Thanks Mark-69 Fastback -----Original Message----- From: Keith Park [mailto:topnotch@nycap.rr.com] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 8:01 PM To: type3@vwtype3.org Subject: Re: [T3] rebuild 100-125Kmi on a properly maintained engine that was properly broken in and never through a "traumatic" event. Knocking under load is worn mains, knocking on decelleration is worn Rods. but by the time they get this bad youll have the flickering oil light at idle... or one that is full on. Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback 65 Squareback 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fiesta Cranberry" <FiestaCranberry@webtv.net> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 4:25 PM Subject: [T3] rebuild > Hi all, > Can anyone tell me at what milage a type 3 engine generally requires to > be rebuilt? I've been getting engine knocking at low rpm that goes away > when I accelerate (it knocks at idle up to 25 mph). My friend the VW > nut says it's time to rebuild the engine. He thinks the connecting rods > are going. The Baroness has 112,000 miles on her. What do you guys > think? > thanx, > Lori & The B., '71 AT FI SB > > -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ > > "I wrestled with reality for 36 years, and I'm happy to say that I > finally won out over it." > ---Elwood P. Dowd > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >