As I recall, Porsche 356's in the fifties had available a deluxe tool kit which included extra valves. I guess you were expected to do a valve job if necessary on the road. The good old days? Tom --- George Goff <THX0001@AOL.COM> wrote: > In a message dated 6/6/05 11:49:46 AM, > ahurley@VIEWIT.COM writes: > > << What ever happened to the good old days when you > just rebuilt the engine > for a couple thousand. Does that still happen? >> > > How young you must be. In the TGOD (Truly Good Ol' > Days), engines were > rebuilt for a few hundred and that included the R&R. > Before the TGOD, engines were > rebuilt with bailing and sheet tin metal while on > the side of the road. Read > "The Grapes of Wrath" for instructions. > > George >
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