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I got Lana's VW into the shop Siunday and started on it tonight.....I have no idea what I'm doing


.....but parts are coming off nonetheless

pics to follow.

Why am I not believing that

They sure come off easier than they go back on

Ain't that the truth

As to you not knowing what you doing Mark you could always ask me as neither do I

Some pics

There's a lot to remove mostly be of stuff like the oil filter/alternator mount/AC compressor mount/belt tensioner bracket with a timing cover bolt dead center under the belt tesioner so the whole thing needs to come off for 1 unrelated bolt.

I'm down to just the exhaust manifold now though so it's getting close.

It had a mouse in the airbox at some point

Kind of interesting tuning stuff.

On the intake cam 2 cylinders have their 2 lodes off-set,while the other 2 cylinders have matched lobes.

Also the manifolds and port have a divider...I need to look to see if there's a valve in the manifold

Does the inlet manifold have a "trap" door in it?

Mark, I don't want to burst your bubble, but there's no way a V12 is gonna fit in there.......

VW doesn't even make a V12...its a W12 and I believe it would fit.......but we will never know because this is a fix and dump mission so I can get back to a proper project


VW head bolts need a specail wrench that I don't have and I'm no longer sure the head comes off with the enginge in the car???? I'm a little stuck on the exhaust manifold at the moment.

I took a look. There is a flapper in each port to direct the air to the top of the intake port. Intersting design.