The sound of the old horizontal-opposed aircooled vw was a song with a
message, just like the old folk tradition.
I can't tell you how many times I have been stuck next to an old V-dub
at the light and thought, what a jerk, he needs to gap his valves, tune
his carb, do the 98 cent tune-up.
The old VW engine would give you everything if you just gave it routine
maintenance, and it would sing a song of sorrow if you did not. I only
gave up mine because I lived in a metro area and felt I needed more
metal around me to protect my life.
Maybe its time now to look for another old 'dub.
Lee
David Brodbeck wrote:
Mike Canfield wrote:
And the clatter of evry valve and injector is OH SO LUXURIOUS to my
ears.......Just depends on how you look at it.
I think someone on this list once described it as "the sound of serious
work getting done." I agree that it's a nice sound, once you've gotten
used to it.
I always thought the 2.0L aircooled flat four in my VW Bus had a
particular music to it, as well, even if other people have compared the
sound of that engine to everything from a metal stamping plant to a keg
of nails being rolled down a staircase. ;) With any engine, after a
while you learn when it sounds "right," and that sound takes on a
pleasant association. Any change it it draws your attention.
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