Dunno really.Never thought about it. I spose it’s only a couple of fine cuts. Was actually thinking of using a fine wood chisel to ‘stamp’ them out, if you see what I mean.
Why not? Why do we bother with these old antiquated death trap, in a crash vehicles anyway, when there’s vehicles with a lot less hassle? Because we can?
When you don’t know why you are doing something or how you are going to do it, it might be better to follow some of your own advice. ‘Put it all back to standard, but renew everything and check your valve clearances.’ - Soggz 23rd March 2023 As you seem determined to ignore everyone, crack on, it will probably work. Bearing crush should prevent the bearing from rotating but as a minimum smear Loctite on the back of the shells, and keep your fingers crossed.
I’m only asking, not ignoring, I love good advice, but all car makers tend to have ‘improvements’ later on down the line, don’t they? Look at the type 3 cool air tin, for example. It’s meant to be a improvement on the two little flat bits of tin inbetween and under the barrels, for better cooling of no.3 cylinder…you only have to see the differences between typ e 1, and type 2 vans…
You have a misunderstanding. Type-3 engine cooling is like Type-4 so it has those undertins to match, like a type-4. The thing about Type-4 tin (and type-3) is no.3 doesn't get as good air flow, but that's due to the cylinder shroud being really tight around no.3. So it's a VW "solution" for those to even out air flow that happens to fit a type-1 based engine. In fact it's not even a solution, it's just part of the cooling tinware set. The type-1 tin doesn't cause that problem and the type-1 fan isn't up to defeating that "cool air" tin. So, how is it "meant" to be an improvement? And was that by any chance 40 years ago when an 009 was touted as an upgrade? The ones I've come across have been tied on with wire. Hmmm.
Except the double cam thrust wasn't an "improvement". As far as I'm aware VW didn't fit them to stock type 1s. I gave Rob Parry a double set to put on my 1776, and he turned his nose up at them and left them off.
Ok. Thanks. Always good to hear other stuff I don’t know, because I am inquisitive. Yes. The ones I have seen have always had to be self drilled and wired on. Wonder why people do it then…?
Ok, good to know. I’m only asking, because others don’t. Maybe some know, but I HAVE seen engines built with them, by professional engine builders. Like I say, I’m no ‘engine builder’, as such, professional or otherwise, but I do often end up going to places where angels dare to tread, so to speak.
Because they screw onto a type-3 engine where they belong! something becomes a fad, a supplier will supply.
Last thing you want to do is mess your crankcase up, fella. Single or double will make no difference.
Oh. Forgot to say. I found a guy with 75 crankcases.(or so he says when he last counted them). And a couple of Porsche engines, just sat there on a shelf. I’m trying to do a deal with him on a few cases.
Reading through all his tosh replies i think we've all been down this road before ... Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk
