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Huh? Can you explain this more because I don't understand. I've seen other engines with the valves directly above the pistons...can't get too much higher than that. Toby Erkson -- air_cooled_nut@pobox.com '72 VW Squareback, '95 VW Jetta, '81 Gold Wing, '73 Porsche 914, '90 Wet Jet http://www.icbm.org/ Portland, Oregon >-----Original Message----- >...VW is one of the few >engines in the world that have their valve at the highest >point in the engine. And they are inclined upwards from there. >This is why VW has nevr really needed valve "Seals" >such as other engines use. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~