I had a lot of old V.W.'s too......and, abused the crap out of them. some
bugs, some ended up dune buggies, or Baja bugs, even built one
"rail"..........yup, knowing what to change, and what to fix.
The only time I saw them need new engines, is when they were really hopped
up, very "used", or, super neglected..........
Always had to watch the #3 valve.
Henry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nate" <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 8:55 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Old Air Cooled VW's
Absolutely not so ! .
If you'd seen the rattletrap VW's I used to drag out of hedgerows , desert
ditches and junkyards all across America then tinker back to life and never
walk , you'd be amazed .
Although I'll prolly never go back , they were wonderful vehicles , dead
simple and super cheap to keep running , you just had to do the _right_ ,
used parts or new , the devil is always in the details .
I used to patch - assemble engines from left over junk and never had even
_one_ break or leak on me .
Simply MARVELOUS engineering and build quality , the problem begins when
folks decide to do it differently than it was designed .
-Nate
Max Opined :
Caitlindean says:I immediately started having some trouble with it. Wish I
had
known there were manuals you could buy : Max says: You were not alone there.
Every VW on the road had a new engine just installed or needed one. Max
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