On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:56:36 -0700, jps wrote:



Fond memories of greasing the dist cam.

I recall .004 and .006 but that could be wrong too. My first car was
a '61 VW with a pull-back sunroof and a blown engine ($125). $250 in
parts and the manual and I was in business. Think I rebuilt that
engine a couple of times. It ended up a baja bug. It's sale financed
my move to S. Cal.

When mine rusted beyond drivability in '74 - seat sinking, rocker
panels gone - a guy wanted to buy it just for the frame for a beach
buggy.
This was in Chicago. It was news to me. Didn't work because I had
lost the title, so I had a boneyard pick it up.
Had a '67 Squareback later, but it was just trouble.
Good memories with the bug though.
First car I got into working on, thanks in large part to that book -
can't remember the title - but it was probably the first real "for
dummies" book.
Went a little beyond that though - ground my valves with compound,
stem chucked into a reversing drill.
Worked fine. Who needs all them angles, eh?

--Vic