cylinder head clerance.

[golfingtam]

Can anyone tell me the correct clearance between the cylinder head and the piston on a T25 CT 1600 air-cooled

[VWCamperfan]

I have a 1600CT engine but never had to measure that!
You can probably guess then that I have no idea!
How come you need to know the measurement anyway... Got me wondering now!

[golfingtam]

I'm overhauling engine, new pistonrings etc. Need new barrel shims,so need to know clearance at cyl. head.(lost original shims.)
I have a clearance of 2.30 mm in head without barrel shims at the moment, could I build and run engine ok without shims.

[VWCamperfan]

The seals I had at the bottom end of the barrel were just like a paper gasket. The ones at the top can be left out if desired.
As far as I know, that's all they have.

[golfingtam]

Thanks camperfan; I'll give that a try. Cheers.