[T3] Trouble home from Bugorama

[Jim Adney]

On 9 Sep 2015 at 5:41, Jacob Adam Schroeder wrote:

> FI

> I am positive that my engine builder used case savers.  Here is a picture
> of the engine on his stand:

> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/sk0h76wD6g4mPYDRX9bYs9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
> 
> I will torque to the lower value and see if they have any give.

Note that the range of torques listed in the Type 3 Bentley manual is 
for 10 mm studs. The correct torque for 8 mm studs is given in the 
late (orange) Bentley beetle manual. From your photo, I can't be sure 
which you have. In that photo, it LOOKS like the case savers stick 
above the case surface slightly. They should be slightly below the 
surface, but that's something you should verify. You don't want the 
cylinders to hit them.

Since you have case savers, and IF the case savers aren't hitting the 
cylinders, you can go a couple ft-lbs above the spec torque for 
whichever size those studs are. Note that the stud size is measured 
at the threads, not the smooth center part, of the stud.

In your photo #15, I can see the tell-tale sign of a Type 1 intake 
manifold gasket on the dual port head. That's bad because it will 
lead to a bad vacuum leak at that joint. Check to make SURE you have 
the correct Type 3 gasket there. That gasket is paper-faced bakelite 
and is about 1/8" thick. The Beetle gasket is metal and probably 
crushes to less than 1 mm thick.  

The correct gaskets DO NOT come in any common gasket kit. I have 
them, however, but I'm afraid they're not cheap. They are almost 
unavailable these days. I don't think any of the normal suppliers 
still have any.

I was surprised to see that you found a jack that would fit under the 
back seat. If you store it there, you should make sure that it can't 
rub against the brake line. If it did, it would eventually rub thru 
that line, which is a real PITA to replace.

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