In article >,
Jan Andersson > wrote:

> Tons of little details you need to know, plus a couple of "special"
> tools you need that aren't normally found in the toolbox of someone
> who's most demanding mechanical project ever is the annual maintenance
> of his lawn mower.
> Ignoring the fine details will result in a less than perfectly running
> engine with oil leaks and poor mileage & reduced power.
>
>
> Get a Bentley manual (Robert Bentley publishing, "Officla VW repair
> manual" or whatever.. they're blue) that covers the year of your engine.
> (The manufacture year of the lump in the back of your vehicle may differ
> from the yeasr of the vehicle itself... they've all seen quite a bit of
> life by now.. )
>
> ASK us before making decisions or big changes or doing something that's
> hard to reverse.

And to think I rebuilt my 1200 40 HP on the workbench in my parent's
basement when I was in High School with nothing to go by except the MUIR
book and whatever tools I had at hand! ;-)

Still runs... doesn't leak or burn oil... must 'ah got lucky! Perhaps it
has a few less HP than a blueprinted engine, but for the amount of miles
I put on it for a few months each summer, I think I'll leave well enough
alone until it starts to develop problems. It still gets oil changes,
valve adjustments, etc. but I'm hesitant to tear it apart again.

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