We went to change the oil and *Gasp!* we found METAL in the oil. Not just a little, but TONS of it. I guess we will be sourcing a new engine soon...First, we are going to tear it down and see what happened and/or what is salvageable.

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Fortunately, you may not have to get a whole engine. If the metal dust in the oil is from cylinder wear, then you can simply detach the old cylinders and bolt on new ones. Those old air cooled VW engines were great that way. In a conventional piston engine excessive cylinder bore wear means either overboring and replacing the pistons with larger ones or scrapping the block if it is too far gone. It is rare that a block should need replacing in an old Bug.