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wolfe10
Mar 30, 2019Explorer
Yup, the 1600 CC air cooled VW DOES require a lot of maintenance.
Oil changes every 3,000 miles.
Valve adjustments every 6,000 miles.
It was only very late in production that they even had an oil filter (after they were no longer imported to the U.S.)!
Also, being air cooled, one had to know how to drive them or #3 exhaust valve would get up close and personal with the #3 piston. Particularly true in hot climates.
They paid my way through university!
Oil changes every 3,000 miles.
Valve adjustments every 6,000 miles.
It was only very late in production that they even had an oil filter (after they were no longer imported to the U.S.)!
Also, being air cooled, one had to know how to drive them or #3 exhaust valve would get up close and personal with the #3 piston. Particularly true in hot climates.
They paid my way through university!
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