Looks like you either caught a bird or dragonfly in the first pic. Look above the trees in the upper left of the pic.

crazy :(

...haha, i see the dragonfly :)

It was really one of Daves r/c planes. The one with the camera doing recon.

That's horrible. I totally agree, The Identicals are sketchy. Always go cautiously through these turns.

are the occupants of the car ok after the ride down? hope no one was seriously hurt or worse.

those are fun corners. better get 'em right though.

was hoping someone had a shot of my slow scarab :(

Hey Jeff,

Know what this is:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218425481.jpg

BTW, I was able to get the roll pin punched out with a drill bit!
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218425265.jpg

Thread on rebuild is here.

I couldn't find original platinum plugs, so I cleaned the old plugs.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218426189.jpg

After a rinsing in Chemtool and a steel wire toothbrush, here is the resuts.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218426222.jpg

A big thanks to Chris for driving me home (twice :rolleyes:)!!

Ignition Plugs
 

Just a little carbon on these plugs.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218426597.jpg

After cleaning, you would never know that they were 32 years old with only 4000 miles on them.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218426622.jpg

Ignition Plugs
 

I used this steel wire toothbrush to clean the Bosch plugs.
If you have dental plaque, this brush will remove it for sure.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218426867.jpg

Linkage
 

The throttle linkage was a little dry, ;)

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218429014.jpg

Moly Grease does the trick. After lubricating all ball joints, the throttle felt like new.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218429035.jpg

Final Adjustments
 

The throttle rod between the MFI pump and the rest of the linkage was off by about 1mm.
After adjustment, all butterfly valves drop to their rest stops in synchronization. This is called corrolation and is very important for good idle and smooth running.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218429512.jpg

All lines and linkage are clean and in their right locations. There's nothing like MFI.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218429549.jpg

Cold start lines
 

The braided rubber hose that feeds the cold start to the injection stacks usually needs replacement. It decays quickly.
Many VW's have burned by the roadside because of this braided fuel line.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218429960.jpg

Here is a close up view.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218429980.jpg

Dave at TRE gave me this trick silicone hose to replace the braided line.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218430009.jpg

Final Adjustments
 

After adjusting the tension on the MFI drive belt, the final piece of sheet metal is installed over the belt.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218430322.jpg

Engine ready
 

Engine prepped and ready for installation.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218430483.jpg

Transmission bolted on and ready for installation.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1218430513.jpg

Chris, those plugs had a ton of sludge! The combustion chambers were clean and shiny?

Thanks to you also for helping me lift my motor onto the floorjack. :cool:

Carbon
 

A tiny bit of carbon on the piston tops.

Nothing 8000 rpm won't cure.