>>>>>>To rebuild a horizontal engine such as Bug ,Bus , Air Cooled Vanagon
or Water Cooled 2.1 you should  get a  New piston & cylinder kit./ The
pistons & cylinders have a tendency to wear oblong or egg shaped . what you
do is put new round rings into 2 egg shaped objects = piston/ cylinder )  It
is bad news to do so  /  Honing NO  // Dont be foolish do it correctly !!!
   I have thousands of the horizontal rebuilds under my belt . Over 40 years
of VW parts & service  ( TAKE MY ADVICE !!!  )<<<<<<

Nope, I don't agree! Flat engine have one advantage, there is always a small
film of oil at the bottom of each cylinder, like a nice and oily cushion.
As for oil consumption, it's a VW, what can you expect!

BMW & Honda motorcycles are renown for those flat 2 and 4, on my bench I
have a GL1100 Interstate wasser with 122k miles, original, never rebuilt...
I won�t change the pistons!!! Am amaze!

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