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Clearences
71-BEETLE-SEDAN - May 15th, 2010 at 01:37 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 - May 15th, 2010 at 01:43 PM

6 thou


71-BEETLE-SEDAN - May 15th, 2010 at 02:32 PM

Thanks steve


greedy53 - May 15th, 2010 at 06:42 PM

cold


1303Steve - May 15th, 2010 at 07:16 PM

sure is


grumble - May 15th, 2010 at 07:37 PM

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Originally posted by 1303Steve
sure is

:lol::lol::lol: Not too bad today though!:dork


super72beetle - May 17th, 2010 at 09:40 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.