[T3] Tune up on the 71

[Max Welton]

Max Welton
http://www.maxwelton2k.net/


--- On Sat, 8/18/12, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> From: Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com>
> Subject: [T3] Tune up on the 71
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Date: Saturday, August 18, 2012, 6:43 PM
> Well at 131K my #1 cylinder is down
> to 95 from 110 when I last did the
> compression test almost 20Kmi ago, the others are all
> holding up fine around
> 110, just a bit surprised its #1 and not #3 that's showing
> signs of age.

I've always thought that the bit about #3 running hotter was just a carry-over from pre-doghouse type-1 engines. Not sure if it has ever been true of type-3s ... or doghouse type-1s for that matter.


> Found the lower bushings on the front shocks were
> shot,  any BOGE
> replacements still available?  Whats the best
> alternative for the correct
> damping rate?

I've tried Cofap oil shocks. They seem to work OK, but within a few thousand miles one of them began to leak. So I went looking for Boges and found that the Boge brand is now sold by Sachs. So I have a pair of those on the front.

The Sachs/Boge shocks seem to work about like the Cofaps. I can't tell how close to the OG they are, my 205x65/15s are quite a bit heavier than the original tires and increase the unsprung weight.

Max