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| posted on March 8th, 2015 at 09:06 AM |
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40hp extended pushrod tubes ?
Trying to think of ways to reduce oil surge in my Vee, I wondered if there is an extended pushrod tube available for the 40hp engine?
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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| posted on March 8th, 2015 at 07:24 PM |
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Get some old tubes and cut n weld onto the end to increase the length
NO I have now seen 1200 extended tubes
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| posted on March 8th, 2015 at 08:13 PM |
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Where have you seen them, Dave?
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| posted on March 8th, 2015 at 10:24 PM |
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I think I read somewhere that they used 36hp tube sections and fitted them into 40 hp or 1600 tubes
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| posted on March 9th, 2015 at 06:28 AM |
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That's not a bad idea, Steve. A short bit of 36hp tube inside the 40hp tube, at the follower end should work. As there is little 'up and down'
pushrod movement at that end, clearance should not be a problem...I'll check it out.
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| posted on March 9th, 2015 at 07:03 AM |
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the 36 is smaller in diameter to the 40hp should work
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| posted on March 9th, 2015 at 07:13 AM |
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Look in the bible("How to hot rod VW engines")
shows a flared bit, added on the end of the tube, just like you describe.
You knew that it was just stored away in the 'archives'.
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That's mad Alan.
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| posted on March 10th, 2015 at 04:22 PM |
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Look in the bible("How to hot rod VW engines")
shows a flared bit, added on the end of the tube, just like you describe.
You knew that it was just stored away in the 'archives'.
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Nice work, Dave...you made me think - and that's becoming hard work. 
Back in 1961, I made baffles to stop [more like slow down] the oil from rushing down the pushrod tubes into the rocker covers. after searching the
"archives", as you put it, I made a set of baffles to fit into the crankcase - as close to the 'originals' as I can remember. It worked back then,
so hopefully it will work again
Thanks for the 'prompting'. 
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