The cyl. has a flat spot up near the head. This flat spot should be
facing the other cyl.  In other words they face each other. I can not
find any other reason for this flat edge.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
                                   92-Jetta GWC
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On Sat, 27 Mar 2004, Mark Seifert wrote:

> i'm currently assembling my 2.1 waterboxer, and I'm at a point where i dont
> want to continue unless i'm sure i have everything right. i cant remember
> which way the cylinders faced when i removed them. one side of the cylinder
> has two raised spots, and the other side has one solid raised spot that goes
> all the way across and has numbers stamped on it. i think the side with the
> numbers faces the flywheel, or do they face eachother?? i cant remember what
> it looked like when i took it apart, and i never marked it. can someone
> help?
>
> also, i forgot to keep track of the lifters when i pulled them out. i've
> read that if you dont put them back in their original position, it will
> cause premature failure of the camshaft. has anyone had a problem with this
> before? should i replace the camshaft and lifters now, so it will have all
> new surfaces? replace the camshaft only, since my lifters weren't that noisy
> before?
>
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