[T3] Time for an engine

[Dennis Stiefel]

Yes I agree. I especially want to see the rings and cylinder walls on number 2 since the squirt of oil  bump that up. 
Dennis Stiefel 

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> On Jun 20, 2018, at 7:07 AM, Daniel K. Du Vall <dduvall at 1peter4-10.org> wrote:
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> Would be great to get some pictures of the engine torn down and see what ware looks like on a high mileage engine like this. 
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> Daniel Du Vall
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> From: type3-vwtype3.org <type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org> On Behalf Of Keith Park
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 9:32 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3] Time for an engine
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> Hothe has been lax on the hills for a while, and was a bit winded on the way home
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> so before doing its tuneup and getting another case of oil I did a compression test.
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> all were 110 but #2 was at 60psi!  squirted some oil in there and got it up to 80 but it 
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> looks like at 165Kmi this engine is finally done.
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> I did say that if it got me to the invasion and home it owed me nothing...
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> This is the motor that has one of the last sets of heads that Russ did, just before the 2010 invasion, he got them done in time so that I could go!
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> and I wondered at the time weather I was putting alot of money and time into and old motor that didnt have much left
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> but somehow Russ' spirit got in there too as Thats the only thing I can imagine that made this last so long and boy did I 
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> get my value out of those heads, that was 55K mi ago!
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> All things must come to an end someday and now its time to get the T4 motor back out, prepped and well... I know what Ill be doing 
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> for a while!  
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> I guess its T4 power to the next invasion... and clean windshields behind me!  :-)
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> Keith
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