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"The only german car I ever owned was a VW circa 1960"

Guess I wasn't the only one that got a dud. I had a 68 VW convertible that sat in the driveway most of the time awaiting parts. The cardboard/foil pushrod tubes started leaking oil which necessitated pulling the rocker arm assy and pushrods to fit new tubes. At 10 pounds ft. of torque, the head studs pulled out of the pot metal crankcase. That led to a complete teardown to install helicoil inserts. After a complete rebuild, the engine immediately swallowed the copper accelerator pump nozzle which luckily caused no damage as it soon got chopped up and spit out. (it was immediately obvious why they were made of copper) After selling the car, I ended up with the special (and expensive) tools that removed the rear axle nut, the star-shaped socket that removed the CV joint and a lot of other stuff that I never needed again. The top did fit nicely, however.