Re: [T3] valve job criteria

[Aaron Clow <variant_1600-vwtype3@yahoo.com>]

--- hisham bakr <hbakr@surfside.net> wrote:
> therefore I have to remove the heads
> to straighten the tubes
> out.

Get new tubes. They're cheap. Get the one-piece, not
the ones with the springs on them.

> Question is; are there tell tale signs to look
> for that the valves need
> reworking? what should I look for visually or
> mechanically without knowing
> the compression or history of a motor?

If you're pretty sure you're going to leave the bottom
end as-is, I'd spend the money & bring the heads to
the local machine shop. Others on the list are more
experienced than I in such matters, but even if I
thought the seating surfaces looked OK, I'd be worried
about the stems as well. As long as you're taking the
heads off, better to spend a few bucks now on new
valves and/or head reconditioning than to have a valve
top break off in your combustion chamber.

Aaron

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