Thomas Schuster writes: > IMHO there is no need to remove the valve cover. Just buy telescope > pushrod tubes and put them in. That is the easiest way to do it. > > I know that they are available for a waterboxer, I do not know wether you > can get it for an air-cooled. :( > > T.S. > I'm sorry, but this is not good advice. Keep in mind that there is a pushrod inside the tube and it has to be removed to get the tube out. This requires removal of the valve cover and rocker arm on all of the opposed 4 cylinder VW engines, be they type I, IV or wasserboxer. The telescoping tubes allow a pushrod tube to be changed without removing the cylinder HEAD on the type I and wasserboxer. The design of the type IV engine allows the stock tubes to be changed without removing the engine or the heads. Hope this clears things up.
Dave
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