WEll...I did it! I re built my first engine, a 2 Liter TYpe 4 and it's running cool and smooth! Just need to fine tune things and I will drop it off the stands a away I go!

QUESTION: I ran the car for a while at about 2000 rpm. How soon must I adjust the valves and I assume I should change the oil in about 500 or should I do that asap?

Oh i have a teeny leek but it's nothing serious. What do you expect from my first

Good job.
If you had to do it again, what would you do different?

Excellent.

So what ended up being your ignition problem? Was the dizzy 180 deg off.

So what was the problem that it won't start???

Paul

I have the dizzy in wrong and had to move the wires over 1 space. My Porsche Mech/Friend [Frank Eibell, he did the heads and crank work]will fix it when he does my valve adjustment. He told me to run it in for about 500 miles and bring it by so he can do a once over. I am going to check the compression now...I am a glutten you know!

This is so cool!

Cool! Show us pics!

Oh, by the way...thanks to all of you. I couldn't have done it with out this club!

If I had to do it again I would bump up the the bore. For now I went with flat tops and a Jake Raby cam. Hope it all stays together.

It revs strong! A monster compared to the tired old one I had in it from the PO. I imagine it will pull a lot stronger too

Pics on the way...just charging the batteries.

Change oil now, and then again at 500 miles.

Congratulations!
Demick

Just checked the compression...130+ on all 4

Plugs are OK...a little rich but that's OK