[T3] There will be a 4th build

[Keith Park]

I think I was one of Jake's early Canaries, I bought the kit in 2002 and
didnt build it till 2009 or so, by then it was hitting the fan and he was on
his way out with the kits.

I was a bit worried about boring out the 94mm to 96, but Jake recommended it
and he KNOWS those OEM cylinders (dont ask how WELL he knows them!)  :-)
Still, .040 on the skirts seems a bit thin, but then again...  I remember
the paper thin skirts of the slip in 88's, never want to go that direction
again!

For us though, yea, I think you probably could fit a KB piston into and 86mm
jug, not sure... keep the thick walls and OEM cylinders.  I have a kit of
REAL Mahle's still in stock, just in case...

I have a local shop here that looked at one and had no issues with doing the
boring, they have been around for a long time and Ive never heard anything
bad about them, Ill probably have them do the boring and fitting for me.

as I said, last time I just did the rings and slipped the pistons in the
jugs, cant do that anymore and the KB's are very critical skirt clearance
with their short stature, and even then, its normal for them to be noisy
when cold.

Keith


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From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2020 9:31 AM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] There will be a 4th build

On 26 Jun 2020 at 21:34, Keith Park wrote:

> I should have absolutely bored out the original jugs, Im surprised Jake
> didnt recommend that way back, yea, he was getting out of the kids shortly
> after I got mine, he couldnt source quality parts anymore and didnt need
> the headache.

Who does a reliable job of boring out VW jugs, and can you do that without 
suffering the problems of getting the walls too thin? Are there pistons that

are just slightly larger than stock, so minimal boring is necessary?

I didn't realize that Jake was not doing this any more. Hmmm, too many 
problems and comebacks. Maybe that's a sign....

What does Jake do now?

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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