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 PurpleT3
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| posted on August 17th, 2004 at 09:05 AM |
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Engine Rebuild
I will be rebuilding my 1600TP pancake motor shortly and before starting I want to plan what I will do. As the motor will be fitted with a stock type
3 FI system, it needs to remain basically stock.
What books on engine building would people recommend? What do people suggest as the essential steps required to achieve a reliable, smooth running
engine?
I want to do as much of the work myself as possible, both for my own interest and to save money.
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| posted on August 17th, 2004 at 11:23 AM |
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Hi
the book that I use all the time is John Muirs our to keep your VW alive very good I am reading another book called "How to rebuild your
volkswagen air-cooled engine"By Tom Wilson
It is in plan english and goes in to everything needed.\
Hope this helps
Marc
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| posted on August 17th, 2004 at 05:26 PM |
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Hi,
I just rebuilt the 2 litre in my Kombi, and it's just like any other motor really. I used the Haynes Manual that came with it, and found the step
by step instructions clear and easy to follow. As with any motor, attention to detail, cleanliness, and getting all the torque settings and clearances
right are the big things. And don't rush, take it slowly and enjoy the experience (like sex, only grubbier). The Kombi donk's got 2 thousand k's on
it now and it's running real sweet.
Cheers,
Ian
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Kombrick
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| posted on August 17th, 2004 at 05:28 PM |
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Hi,
I just rebuilt the 2 litre in my Kombi, and it's just like any other motor really. I used the Haynes Manual that came with it, and found the step
by step instructions clear and easy to follow. As with any motor, attention to detail, cleanliness, and getting all the torque settings and clearances
right are the big things. And don't rush, take it slowly and enjoy the experience (like sex, only grubbier). The Kombi donk's got 2 thousand k's on
it now and it's running real sweet.
Cheers,
Ian
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| posted on August 17th, 2004 at 09:32 PM |
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im in the middle of doing my 1600 alltho not stock im using
tom wilsons book how to rebuild volkswagen air cooled engines and how to
hotrod volkswagen engines bybill fisher between the two its made it quiet easy to do it my self the only thing ive had people do is grinding and
balancing good luck with the rebiuld im really enjoying doing mine its some thing i have a real interest in
i thirt of some thing funny and stupid to write here then i forgot it
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| posted on August 17th, 2004 at 10:55 PM |
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The tom wilson one is really good. I went through my first rebuild with one. It has photos and annotations for everything.
The muir book is ok too, but it isnt as thorough and only has a handfull of illustrations.
Jon
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