Jim,

It probably is an Engle or WebCam.  I used to put a lot of them in the
motors I built back in the day.

Cheers,

Jeff
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Old Volks Home [mailto:oldvolkshome@gmail.com]
  Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:43 AM
  To: VW Doka
  Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
  Subject: Re: 2.1 w/solid lifters - Frankenstein's Monster Lives!

  From my experience, I'd probably go with an Engle W-100 Camshaft.  It's
the mildest performance grind that's best for all around street use.  I've
used that on a 1600 Dual Port in a 69 Bus and the W-110 for the 2180 I ran
around in a Bug for 10 years way back in the day.

  Specs:
  W-100  Lift (1.1 Rocker) .420", Duration 276, Cam Lift .383", Dur @ .050
236, Lobe Cent. 108

  W-110  Lift (1.1 Rocker) .430", Duration 284, Cam Lift .392", Dur @ .050
247, Lobe Cent. 108
  --
  Jim Thompson
  84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
  84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
  73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
  72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
  oldvolkshome@gmail.com
  http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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  On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 7:10 PM, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:

    Thanks Greg.

    That's pretty much what I put in an earlier posting: first oil change
and
    valve check at 500 miles, after that 3,000 for oil changes and valve
    adjustments.  The only PITA is having to remove the splash guards every
time
    the valves are checked.

    As for 33 valve adjustments in 100k miles... not my problem as my Father
    does his own maintenance  ;-)  MWUHAHAHA

    No idea on the cam grind.  It's one of those parts that's been sitting
on
    the shelf for 5+ years (more like 10 I bet).  Didn't even have the box
    anymore.  I'm guessing it was a mild performance grind since it idles
    smoothly and I can't remember buying any aggressive grinds that I didn't
use
    already.

    Cheers,

    Jeff

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
    Of Greg Potts
    Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 5:50 PM
    To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
    Subject: Re: 2.1 w/solid lifters - Frankenstein's Monster Lives!

    Hi Jeff,

    I'd suggest that valve adjustment should be the same interval as on
    aircooled engines; 3,000 miles/5,000KM. But you may only need to inspect
    them, as the watercooled heads are probably less prone to valves
    stretching and seats dropping.

    How long will it last depends on how good the parts were. But if it goes
    100,000 miles you're gonna wind up under it 33 times inspecting the
valves.

    Any idea what the grind on that cam was?

    Happy Trails,

    Greg Potts
    1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
    www.busesofthecorn.com
    www.pottsfamily.ca

    VW Doka wrote:
    >
    > Of course, we're wondering a few things:
    >
    >  - How long will our rebuilt/used motor last?
    >
    >  - and, how often well we need to adjust the valves?
    >
    >
    > This was fun and if anyone wants to drive a Frankenstein's monster
that
    > kicks ass, come on by the shop.