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ok, im confused. i adjusted the valves on cylinders 1 and 2 fine, but the valve springs on exaust valves 3 and 4 extend passed the tip of the rocker arm(just barely) making it impossible to use the feeler gauge to check clearance. i checked the mark on the crankshaft pulley at least 10 times to make sure it was at TDC. i dont think this is the problem since i was able to line it up correctly for 1 and 2. i even had a friend turn the engine by hand while i stayed below to watch the rocker arm action. that is as far as the rocker arms come out. the only way i could get them to clear the spring was to tighten the adjusting screws enough to push against the valve stem and compress the spring. but obviously when i tried to loosen the screw to get some clearance the spring would extend to the arm again. the intake valves are fine, i adjusted those. the engine was stone cold and the car was not jacked up. something that may be of some relevance... when i removed the valve cover for 1 and 2 a lot of oil spilled out, but when i did the same for 3 and 4 it was pretty dry. is this normal? the only manual i have handy is pretty vauge(i just ordered 4 more, heh). the only thing i could even guess may be the problem is a damaged valve stem??? help. thanks. jadabrez (first-timer) 71 fasty FI __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball http://sports.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe