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Old June 1st 09, 09:40 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Anthony W
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Default The Home-made Home-builders Engine

cavelamb wrote:

Second to the fin heat limits, that's the biggest problem with VWs.
The cylinder (and head) hold downs just thread into the case.


That problem is solved with over sized case savers. They bite into a
much larger amount of the case and spread the torque around to more of
the case. It's amazingly rare for one of these to pull out.

Tony