Re: [vintagvw] Rocker arm geometry

2015-05-26 Thread Daniel Moy
has excellent instructions on this. Although...if you have stock rocker arms and stock pushrods they really should be close. Oh, stroked engine? Cheers, dave On Mon, 25 May 2015, Daniel Moy wrote: When I did mine I made an adjustable push rod out of a stock rod. Basically cut one

Re: [vintagvw] Rocker arm geometry

2015-05-25 Thread Daniel Moy
this. That makes sense as they are way off. So who has a good description of measuring proper pushrod length? BTW. RISMachine did the head work. On May 26, 2015 4:13 AM, Dean Johnson dean.john...@rochester.edu wrote: No, stock rockers. On May 25, 2015 5:32 PM, Daniel Moy sole...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [vintagvw] Rocker arm geometry

2015-05-25 Thread Daniel Moy
Hi Dean, Did you have ratio rocker arms, if so did you size the push rods? Dan On May 25, 2015, at 5:21 PM, Dean Johnson dean.john...@rochester.edu wrote: I am finally installing my rebuilt heads into my 1915 cc engine. I have the heads on, put in the push rods and am test fitting the

Re: [vintagvw] Rocker arm geometry

2015-05-25 Thread Daniel Moy
How is the deck height? Are u using longer rocker studs? On May 25, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Dean Johnson dean.john...@rochester.edu wrote: No, stock rockers. On May 25, 2015 5:32 PM, Daniel Moy sole...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Dean, Did you have ratio rocker arms, if so did you size the push

Re: [vintagvw] Porcelain coating engine shroud

2015-04-18 Thread Daniel Moy
According to your logic the the heat would be dissipated into the engine compartment, and be recirculated on to the heads and the cylinders, I think I disagree. The tins are meant to direct air flow. Why satin black, It was probably the cheapest option to keep the tins from rusting? From

Re: [vintagvw] Valve spring retainer keepers. gone missing?

2013-04-15 Thread Daniel Moy
Option 3 On Apr 15, 2013, at 10:27 AM, Dean Johnson dean.g.johns...@gmail.com wrote: I finally got the rusted nuts off the heat exchangers so I have the offending head off. I resorted to a cold chisel and pounded them off. Only one was on so bad it split before turning. Now, I need