[T3] Starting engine over hall

Jim Adney jadney at vwtype3.org
Fri Jan 13 19:23:45 PST 2012


On 13 Jan 2012 at 20:38, Dennis Stiefel wrote:

> Just got through dropping off the crank case and heads off at a VW shop
> about 50 miles from here.  Wasn't to encouraged on what he said.  He said he
> didn't know for sure till he got everything cleaned up good but the spark
> holes in both of the heads look like they have cracks around them. 

Type 3 '72-3 heads have an extra ventilation port into the top of the 
rocker box. If your heads don't have those ports, they have already 
been replaced. If they have those ports, they are worth almost any 
effort to save them, as correct replacements are VERY hard to find.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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