http://www.dolphinsci.com/techbull.html Read this .............. blow off the barrel spacers unless you can get the .010 aluninum shims or paper from VW dealer. Stan Wilder. On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 10:58:08 -0800 Tom Young <tomyoung1@ATTBI.COM> writes: > Hi all: > > When I rebuilt a couple of Vanagon air-cooled engines a few years > ago I > noticed the barrel shims (the ones that go between the foot of the > cylinder > and the crankcase) had "ridges" or raised metal around the inside > and > outside circumferences caused, I guess, by the process of stamping > them out > of sheet metal. I spent some time lightly sanding down the ridges > to a > certain extent before installing them. > > I just ordered some new shims from the Bus Depot - I'm going to > increase > the compression ratio of one of the engines slightly - and these too > have > ridges. So, the question: > > Is it really necessary to try and eliminate these ridges left over > from the > production process, or is it OK to install them "as is?" > > I can't imagine VW doing anything about these ridges back when they > were > manufacturing these engines and, for all I know, the ridges get > folded back > out as a result of the pressure created when the heads are bolted > into > place. > > Anybody have any thoughts? > > TIA. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Tom Young '81 Vanagon > Lafayette, CA 94549 '82 Westfalia > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com |
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