Re: [T3] starting an early 62 overhaul

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 3 Jul 2006 at 11:13, Scott Taylor wrote:

> I'm stripping down an early '62 engine for an overhaul and thought I'd 
> post my progress so far. This is a high mileage engine that I think was 
> last rebuilt about 30 years ago. I pulled the right head expecting to 
> find a dropped valve or something (it had no compression in #2), but 
> things don't look as bad as I thought they would:
> 
> http://home.earthlink.net/~scottbtaylor/head1&2.jpg
> http://home.earthlink.net/~scottbtaylor/p&c1&2.jpg
> 
> #2 sure is oily! I'm now thinking a ring may be the culprit. It turns 
> over smoothly and I haven't found any metal shavings yet. I really hope 
> the heads are salvageable -- these '62 heads with the 90¡ intake ports 
> are pretty scarce. I'm going to let a professional take it from here. 
> I'll let you know what he finds.

Wow, 90 degree intake ports. I guess these were just like 40 hp 
heads. One thing in your photo strikes me as strange: It looks like 
there's a "step" in the cylinder head where the cylinder seats. Did 
these cylinders use a sealing ring there like the 36 hp heads, or 
have these heads been cut afterwards (or were they cut this way at 
the factory?)

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