My Archived VintagVW Technical Posts

Here you will find dozens of technical postings I have made to the VintagVW mailing list since September 1998. They are listed in the order they were originally written in.

Most of these posts are in the form of direct replies to a certain listee's questions, although some of them are written in the form of pure technical articles. Each posting is exactly as it appeared on the VintagVW mailing list, including initial quoted text, humourous comments, non-related information, etc. I felt that it was better to leave them as is, rather than rewrite them in the form of one of Bob Hoover's Sermons (no longer available) or one of Mike West's postings (or one of anyone else who has a technical section on their own website).

Most of my contributions to the VintagVW mailing list are not very memorable, so this page might not be updated very often (maybe three or four times per year). Enjoy...

Cooling the Engine Of A Sand Rail
Turbos 101
Fire Extinguishers
The Heel-Toe Driving Technique
Camshafts 101
Methods Of Boost Control On Turbo Motors
More Turbo Stuff...
Octane Ratings
Water Injection
Forged vs. Cast
Caster Shims
Silicone Brake Fluid
Engine Design Feedback
Installing the Distributor Drive Gear
Crankcase Breather Boxes
Automobile Aerodynamics
Connecting Rods 101
Quick Release Decklid Hinge Pins
Filter Sumps... Good Or Bad?
Full Flow Oiling Systems 101
The "Electric Warrior" Oil Cooling System
Tranny Mounts
Oil Sumps
Installing Door Weatherstrips
One Way Of Stopping Leaky Oil Fittings
Various Oil Temperature Sender Locations
The Full Flow Procedure
One Way Of Determining Crankshaft Endplay
Locked Out Of Your Trunk?
Chromoly Pushrod Valve Clearances
Spark Theory 101
Headstuds and Case Savers
CC'ing Cylinder Head Combustion Chambers
What Are "Thin Wall" Cylinders?
How To Gravity Bleed Your Brakes
Removing Stubborn Brake Lines
Another Way Of Determining Crankshaft Endplay
Torquing Techniques 101
Dry Sumps and Oil Accumulators
Top End Horsepower vs. Bottom End Torque
Is Your Clutch Pedal Cable Hook OK?
Electronic Fuel Injectors
The Gene Berg "Poor Man's Pozi"
Total Seal Piston Rings
Straight Cut Timing Gears
Oil Coolers
Sealants For the ACVW Engine
Nitrous Oxide 101
Are Gas Heaters Safe?
High Performance Valve Train Theory 101
OEM, Counterweighted, and Full Circle Crankshafts
How Nitrous Oxide Makes Power
Various Aftermarket Oil Filtration Methods
Camshaft Lift vs. Duration



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