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- From: slhmz@cc.usu.edu
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
- Subject: The FIRE breathing bug! Help!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.014036.62968@cc.usu.edu>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 01:40:36 MDT
- Organization: Utah State University
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- I just found a 1972 super-beetle, 1500cc, sunroof for $200.
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- The engine starts some of the time (not most of the time...), but when
- it does, it has absolutely NO compression and blows flames (yes, actual
- true to life fire) out the right tailpipe.
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- The owner (soon to be previous owner) says that it is a ring problem.
- But wouldn't bad rings just burn lots of oil?
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- I think it is a really bad valve problem. What would cause a bug to
- spit fire?
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- Is it worth fixing? With all my VW engine probs, I've never come
- across a fire breathing bug! Help!
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- Thanks for any enlightenment...
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- Travis Carter
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