Bad puppy is no more

[Fred Munro]

Ah, but I had a secret weapon - the excellent '67 1500 cc engine with the
forged crank. The car would top out at 80 mph (with a bit of a tailwind :o).
I still have that engine in parts in the basement - after many many miles of
service it began leaking oil from every seam and gasket, so I pulled it
apart to reseal it. It looked like brand new inside - no measurable cylinder
wear, no bearing wear, nice and clean with no sludge build-up. I never did
get around to putting it together ( installed a 1600 cc dual port engine - a
dog by comparison) and when I liquidated all my bugs & parts, I was so fond
of the old 1500 I kept it. One of these days I'll get around to putting it
back together ...

Fred


-----Original Message-----
From: Kent McLean [mailto:kentmclean at mindspring.com]
Sent: January 10, 2005 9:28 PM
To: Fred Munro; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Bad puppy is no more


"Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> ... a '63 VW Bug at 80 mph ...

That must have been a l-o-n-g downhill run. My '65 Bug
would barely break 70.

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Kent McLean
'94 100 S Avant
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" is no more