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On 16 Sep 2006 at 17:13, Scott Taylor wrote: > I just got my rebuilt longblock back from the shop and I'm going to > start putting things back together. It's been a long time since I've > done this -- last time was over 15 years ago. Are there any general > tips anyone can offer? I remember someone suggesting Locktite for the > fan housing bolts a while back. What grade would work best? Anyplace I > should consider using a gasket sealant? Use loctite on those 6 mm fan housing to case bolts, but drill and tap the holes deeper first and use longer bolts. There are lots of things that you can do, but it would take a book to explain all of them. As a start, you should study the appropriate chapters in the Bentley manual and the Bill Fisher book. Don't just assume that all the important stuff will be obvious or that whatever book you come by will be accurate. There are good reasons for recommending those books in particular. The distributor drive gear position is just one example of why you need to get, and read, the proper manual before you start. You're probably better off asking for specific help each step of the way. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~