Posted by notjustair on February 24, 2019 at 17:13:54 from (98.188.112.49):
I think those of us who dabble in old VWs are getting fewer, but as I recall there are a few here. I’ve got a ponderance with my car.
I still own four old VWs and use my 69 as my daily car. Granted, I don’t go off the farm everyday, but when I drive a car it is that one. Going to the city, road trips - it’s my only car. I like my old car and she makes me smile so who needs a car payment. Granted, I did paint it about 20 years ago so she’s not ugly or anything.
I built an engine for it about 25 years ago. From the start I had trouble with rebuilt heads. I dropped a valve guide on three sets before I finally broke down and bought a brand new set about 15,000 miles ago.
It sat for about two weeks in the shed while I put a new brake master cylinder on it and some oddds and ends. I finished it today and went to start it and it flooded which was odd. As I was cranking I noticed I could hear air getting past a valve so I thought I would adjust the valves since it has been right about 3000 miles since I last did. ALL of the exhaust valves were tight. Tight enough to not ever close completely (maybe one rotation from valve stem contact). I adjusted them up and it fired up like it always does. Since they were all exactly alike I just wondered if I messed up last time I did them.
I noticed when I rolled it over with a wrench that I couldn’t feel any compression. Adjusting the valves helped that, but it still doesn’t have what it always has. It used to be you could hardly spin it with a short handled wrench. It isn’t hopped up or anything (a 1650 I think or whatever 87mm jugs are) but has always been a quick engine. I don’t think I did any special cam or anything but I’ve slept since then so who knows.
Have you ever had one wear out and lose compression without using any oil? It uses none in 3000 miles. Never has since I bolted it in. I’ve had engines with lots of power that used oil but in the years I’ve been building engines I haven’t had this happen. It runs good and strong and has about 30,000 miles on it. She will run right up to 80 mph on the interstate and get 30 mpg no matter how you drive it. It just seems odd.
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