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Clearences

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71-BEETLE-SEDAN · 15 May 2010, 1:37 pm

What do i set the valves at in a stock 1600c engine.

Cheers for a fast response as im doing it now and in my haynes and vw book they are both different.

1303Steve · 15 May 2010, 1:43 pm

6 thou

71-BEETLE-SEDAN · 15 May 2010, 2:32 pm

Thanks steve

greedy53 · 15 May 2010, 6:42 pm

cold

1303Steve · 15 May 2010, 7:16 pm

sure is

grumble · 15 May 2010, 7:37 pm

1303Steve wrote:sure is

😂😂😂 Not too bad today though!:dork

super72beetle · 17 May 2010, 9:40 pm

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has two books with different clearances!! My early book for my '72 Super stated 4 thou and my haynes says 6 thou. It took a genius (not me) to point out that VW had changed the clearances during the early 70's for 1600tp because of stretched valves.