• Which VW engine part did contain real wood ?

    From crazyd1962@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 21 14:52:37 2018
    The rods

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  • From Kirk@21:1/5 to Braukuche on Sat May 2 08:41:50 2020
    On Saturday, February 13, 1999 at 1:00:00 AM UTC-7, Braukuche wrote:
    No joke! This is not a trick question!

    Prior to 1950, VW used real wood for a component in the engine.=20

    Name the part or try to guess.

    I'd guess the fuel pump base.
    --Dan E.

    I was surprised on my early '60s headlight buckets that they used what appears to be cardboard as a platform and insulation between the terminals for the wires. That was hard to keep useful. Was not an item that could be easily replaced either.

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