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In a message dated 6/1/06 6:39:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ftalker@hotmail.com writes: << So, while I can't contribute a "reason" for these curious number 4 failures, >> Well, over the last 15 years, I've had 3 VW engine failures. Two of them were in a 76 beetle (my daily driver, even in winter, so I had a spare laying around), and the last was my Roadster. The bug engine failures were the valve head separating from the stem (one even snapped the cam in 2 after it went thru the piston, and bent the rod), while the t-3 engine ate the rod bearing. All 3 of these engines had a #4 failure of some sort. These engines all saw regular maintenance, and the t-3 engine was semi fresh with low miles on good used / new parts. In fact the t-1 engine that snapped the cam was completely rebuilt and driven everyday for 2 more years before it was sold (still running today). The difference between the first 2 engines (before failure) and the t-3 engine was the type of fuel used in them. The bug always ran the cheapest gas I could get, while the t-3 was fed a steady diet of premium. In fact the bug motor that was rebuilt after it's failure was fed a steady diet of premium after the 2nd engine failure. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~