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> Porsche Type 4 Case Question
JimVG
post Jan 15 2025, 01:09 PM
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Can someone tell me what the slotted hole indicated within the red circle on the first photo is, why it’s there, and how’s this case differs from most other cases that I have seen the does not have the hole? Cases in the second photo have no similar hole.

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JimVG   Porsche Type 4 Case Question   Jan 15 2025, 01:09 PM
Ishley   I looked at a photo of my '73 case from when I...   Jan 15 2025, 01:31 PM
914Sixer   Never seen that oval type type hole in case.   Jan 15 2025, 02:20 PM
burton73   And what is that coating on the inside of the case...   Jan 15 2025, 02:36 PM
Jack Standz   The inside coating sheds oil. Supposedly it gets ...   Jan 15 2025, 02:41 PM
burton73   The inside coating sheds oil. Supposedly it gets...   Jan 15 2025, 04:38 PM
JimVG   The photo with the coated engine cases is a clip f...   Jan 15 2025, 04:55 PM
Montreal914   Not answering your question but what type case is ...   Jan 15 2025, 04:59 PM
JimVG   I believe that this is a Porsche OEM replacement 2...   Jan 15 2025, 06:09 PM
Root_Werks   That is odd, does it just bottom out/end?   Jan 16 2025, 01:46 PM
Montreal914   The OP got an answer on FB. Here is Raby's com...   Jan 16 2025, 02:04 PM
930cabman   The OP got an answer on FB. Here is Raby's co...   Jan 17 2025, 03:53 PM
Root_Werks   Thanks for posting that, makes sense.   Jan 16 2025, 03:19 PM
73-914   So in fact it's a OEM VW case   Jan 16 2025, 05:18 PM
JimVG   As a continuation of Jake’s response to my quest...   Jan 16 2025, 05:47 PM
randyt914   use that case you haev as lamp base. The best is ....   Jan 17 2025, 06:51 PM
Krieger   As luck would have it, I have one of these cases w...   Aug 16 2025, 06:46 PM
914sgofast2   As luck would have it, I have one of these cases ...   Aug 16 2025, 07:25 PM
Krieger   As luck would have it, I have one of these cases...   Aug 16 2025, 08:20 PM
Front yard mechanic   The hole is where you pour your money in   Aug 16 2025, 07:15 PM
Krieger   The hole is where you pour your money in :rotf...   Aug 16 2025, 08:19 PM


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