Hiya, Gang! I've put some more miles on my just-rebuilt Westy engine this weekend, and so far it runs fine! I went down the the fishin' hole in Cottonwood on Sunday, and today I have it at work (Flagstaff). I also stopped by the local VW mechanic in Flag and asked for his assesment of the noise it makes. His opinion is that it's not piston slap, or rod knock, but it *is* coming from somewhere inside the case. In short, nobody knows what the noise is. I'm out of ideas as well. But as long as it runs, and I don't see any pieces of metal in the oil, I'm gonna *try* not to worry about it. On a side note, I was at the local Autozone parts place this weekend looking for a Mann oil filter (ha!), and spotted a filter labeled "Duetch"(sp?) at an incredebly low price of $2.50. When I got it home, naturally I discovered it's made in U.S.A. by the Duetch corporation! Well, what the heck, the price was right! Except that when I installed it and fired up the engine, I hear "BANG" coming from the back, and all kinds of terrible things race thu my mind. I get out to look and see oil splattered everywhere, and the outer case of the filter laying on the ground! I went back to the Mann filter and haven't had any problems again. Dave '71 Westfalia & SB
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