1958 Harry
15 years ago
I've just bought a March '58 30hp engine to go in my Feb '58 bug, a couple of Q's tho.

It has a bit of endfloat, approx 1mm, I cannot afford a rebuild and don't have the tech nowse to do it myself, would I be stupid runing it in my bug? I only do around 2k max per year in it :)I currenty have a VERY good 70's 1200 in it which is fine, but looks totally wrong.

I need to get a rebuild kit for the fuel pump and 28PCI carb, where in the UK can I get them? I don't really want to get them from the States.

The stock Dizzy has a fair bit of play in it, where can I get a rebuild kit for that?

The fuel pump pushrod is very worn, are the pushrods the same as on my later engine?


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Rich Oakley
15 years ago

I've just bought a March '58 30hp engine to go in my Feb '58 bug, a couple of Q's tho.

It has a bit of endfloat, approx 1mm, I cannot afford a rebuild and don't have the tech nowse to do it myself, would I be stupid runing it in my bug? I only do around 2k max per year in it :)I currenty have a VERY good 70's 1200 in it which is fine, but looks totally wrong.

I need to get a rebuild kit for the fuel pump and 28PCI carb, where in the UK can I get them? I don't really want to get them from the States.

The stock Dizzy has a fair bit of play in it, where can I get a rebuild kit for that?

The fuel pump pushrod is very worn, are the pushrods the same as on my later engine?

1958 Harry wrote:



As long as your engine runs fine and doesn't leak too much oil, I would be happy to use it with the end float as it is. I would save up for a rebuild though!

Karmann Konnection is your best bet for rebuild kits in the UK.

You should be able to pick up a good second hand dizzy for not too much money. Less hassle than rebuilding one.

Pushrods are different to 34bhp ones.
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1958 Harry
15 years ago
Cool! Cheers!

It doesn't leak any oil, which is good :D

I'll try KK for the bits tomorrow, wanna get all the tinware painted and the engine fitted and running next weekend if I can :D

Looking forward to finally having the 'right' engine in my '58 even if its gonne be even slower! :lol:
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