Ignition switch and valve adjustments

[jadney@vwtype3.org (Melissa & Jim)]

>From: A bear in his natural habitat <burden@rhett.enet.dec.com>

>I found three valves out of adjustment, but was only able to fix one of them. 
>The other two had very tight adjusting screws (even with the nuts backed way
>out.)  I could not budge the adjusters so I just snugged the nut back one and
>put the covers back on.  How can I get these adjusters loose again?

If they are really stuck, just take the rocker assembly off so you can work 
on the whole thing in a good vice with soft jaws.  It's amasing how much 
easier it is to loosen tight fasteners when you give yourself the physical 
advantage. When you reinstall, guide the pushrods into their sockets and 
tighten/torque the two nuts.

>Then, I wanted to take the car for a little spin, but the ignition key would
>not go in all the way.  The center piece of the lock was depressed and would
>not pop out.  This only seems to happen with the repro key we had made, but my
>wife was at work with the original key, so I'm stuck here...  Would it do any
>harm to squirt a little lubricate down the lock?

The only lubricant I would recommend on a lock is graphite.  The liquid sold 
as a lock lubricant, Lock-Eze, is also fine because it drys and just leaves 
behind graphite, and possibly some moly disulfide, also fine.

Otherwise, like Jason said, hook the cylinder with the key and pull it out.

Jim
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       Melissa Kepner                                    Jim Adney
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