[Vwdiesel] More problems

LBaird119 at aol.com LBaird119 at aol.com
Sun May 22 17:19:25 EDT 2005


> You can take a sprocket manufactured ten or fifteen years
> apart from the cam, and install it.  It fits.  Usually perfectly in my
> experience.
> 

  Of course a taper will fit a taper even if max or min diameter is off a bit 

so long as the angles are still the same.  A smidge off in a taper isn't 
quite as far off as a smidge in linear lineup.  Especially if there's the 
least bit of crush available.  
  What amazes me is the repeatability in everything on these engines 
EXCEPT for piston projection.  I really don't get why it's so variable 
yet bearing, bore, etc tolerances are within less than .001 easily!
     Loren


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