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Date:         Sat, 26 Feb 2000 18:13:52 +0100
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: Bug tune up - No vanagon
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1966 was the year that the 1500 was introduced to the Beetle ragne! THe type3 was renamed from 1500 to 1600 in 1966, as the Beetle was "upgraded" to the 1500 engine. It would be very confusing to have two cars with the 1500 name, so the type3 became the 1600.

PerL 87 Syncro 112i 73 1600 68 1300

Russ Ottey wrote:

> Actually the '66 was a 1300 and had the emblem on the deck lid. I had > one once that I bought with a siezed engine. It had sucked an exhaust > valve (good ole #3 cylinder) that was imbedded in the piston which I > discovered as I rebuilt it. Drove it cross country right after the > rebuild ( Santa Clara, CA to Cape Cod, MA)and each day before I set out > I'd adjust the valves as they were settling in. You can do it in about > 20 minutes once you get the hang of it. Someone mentioned earlier to > adjust them every 30K, you really should go for every 6K. It's easy and > critical just like changing the oil regularly. > Russ > > Per Lindgren wrote: > > > > Joseph Tu wrote: > > > > > I drove a 66 beetle in high school and I did a lot of work on it too, not to > > > sure if the engines are the same exactly. I think it is a 1600 or a 1500 > > > that it has, solex 34 pict carb? I dunno I used to know when I studied all > > > that stuff. > > > > The 66 is a 1500, the 71 is a 1600, but it is basically the same stuff. > > > > > > > > > > > There is no cannister filter, just a filter screen. Near the drain plug > > > there is a round plate the holds this. > > > > Actually around the drain plug, the plug sits in the middle of the cover. > > > > > I don't know if it has hydraulic lifters that year, but if > > > it doesn't you will need to adjust the valves every 30K I think. > > > > The Beetle never got hydraulic valves (well maybe during the recent years, > > together with Digifant injection and Catalytic converters), but 30k miles is too > > long interval for the valves, IMHO. I usually do the valves at each 10k kms (6k > > miles) > > > > PerL > > 87 Syncro 112i > > 68+73 aircoolers


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