The cyl. has a flat spot up near the head. This flat spot should be facing the other cyl. In other words they face each other. I can not find any other reason for this flat edge. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92-Jetta GWC www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm On Sat, 27 Mar 2004, Mark Seifert wrote: > i'm currently assembling my 2.1 waterboxer, and I'm at a point where i dont > want to continue unless i'm sure i have everything right. i cant remember > which way the cylinders faced when i removed them. one side of the cylinder > has two raised spots, and the other side has one solid raised spot that goes > all the way across and has numbers stamped on it. i think the side with the > numbers faces the flywheel, or do they face eachother?? i cant remember what > it looked like when i took it apart, and i never marked it. can someone > help? > > also, i forgot to keep track of the lifters when i pulled them out. i've > read that if you dont put them back in their original position, it will > cause premature failure of the camshaft. has anyone had a problem with this > before? should i replace the camshaft and lifters now, so it will have all > new surfaces? replace the camshaft only, since my lifters weren't that noisy > before? > > _________________________________________________________________ > Free up your inbox with MSN Hotmail Extra Storage. Multiple plans available. > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=hotmail/es2&ST=1/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ > |
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