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req: valve settings for a 1600cc dual port

Does anyone know the proper valve settings for a 1600 cc dual port? Thanks in advance. Mike
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posted by harralston
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by harralston

aircooled.net

Dude, where's www.aircooled.net at? It's 5:00 pm on the East coast and it's broken. Dan
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posted by dkmueller
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busted stud

Now I went and did it. While changing out the muffler on my 73 bug one nut on the exhaust pipe broke. This is leaving a...
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posted by psgreg
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Does anyone know why my brakes do the following?

I just moved to a place a few miles out of town, and my road is gravel-covered. It frequently develops a washboard styl...
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posted by meznosppam
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by meznosppam

Rhode Island VW Show???

Does anyonbe know if the RI show will be happening next week? They've had it for a few years at the Diamond Hill Park i...
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posted by revbug
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Re: carb replacement

Blue smoke indicates burning oil some where, rings, valve guides etc.... not the carb... -- David 1964 Karmann Ghia cou...
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posted by dwrate
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smell of a beetle

Somebody mentioned the "smell" of a beetle recently. Is this not due to the years of takeaways (that maybe leaked a bit...
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posted by dozypillock
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by dozypillock

Re: These wires are a little confusing

> > Well I got my engine in today and was wondering about the wiring of this > beast (66 type 1) On my new harness I ha...
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posted by volks
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Please explain pressure gauge: kPa & psi

I have a pressure gauge with a needle that points to a scale for both psi and kPa. (110 psi ~= 750 kPa). I know kPa is...
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posted by rapost
11 comments posted 23yrs posted by rapost

revving engine--kills engine???

Went on a short trip today about 10 miles round trip. Everything was fine until about a mile an a half from the house....
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posted by williambakernospam
6 comments posted 23yrs posted by williambakernospam

FS: Baja Bug Project, Ventura County, CA

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I will no longer have the time or the space to work on my Baja project. The rea...
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posted by edeerly
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by edeerly

wiper arms

My ovals wipers are set up so that they park the wrong way. Does anybody have photos of oval window wiper arms so that...
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posted by dboas
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by dboas