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That is reassuring, these valves hold their adjustment very well, I have one more adjustment to do before the trip. I did get down there with a screwdriver and tried to rock the stem to see if there was more play than the intake valves and their didn't seem to be. The rest of the engine Im still confident about. Thanks Russ, Keith > > Ya think another 10K on 57Kmi heads is too much to ask if they have been > holding very good adjustment their whole life? > If they have been holding a good adjustment for that long, I would think you would be OK. Usually, before the valve breaks, it will stretch, causing the valve to tighten. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) '05 KIA Sorento SUV russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~