Re: [T3] how far?

["whizby" <whizby@pdq.net>]

no, the valves all look OK, but i thought we(in the collective list sense)
decided that the valve overlap from the performance cam and the short intake
manifolds was causing #'s 1 and 3 to run excessively lean.
i figured since i had it torn down this far i might as well change cams
Brandon
----- Original Message -----
From: Keith Park <TopNotchResto@worldnet.att.net>
To: whizby <whizby@pdq.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] how far?


| 6000 miles isnt worth cracking the case, heck 60000 isnt eather if things
| are built right.  did you swallow a valve??
|
| Keith
| ----------
| > From: whizby <whizby@pdq.net>
| > To: type!!! <type3@vwtype3.org>
| > Subject: [T3] how far?
| > Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 2:42 PM
| >
| > something bad happened. the other night i was driving home from work
when
| i
| > hear this nasty explosion noise, lose power and hear this loud putt
putt
| > noise like i shot out a spark plug( unfortunately a familiar noise on my
| > bug). i pulled over and checked things out. noise seems to be coming
from
| > right side, all sparkplugs firmly in place,  all valve springs still
| there,
| > nothing seems to tight or too loose in the valve train region. it wont
| idle
| > , but will run if i give it a little gas. so i limp it home and check it
| out
| > in the day light.
| >   #1 spark plug gap has been closed, I'm thinking something broke off in
| the
| > cylinder and really messed things up, but further search reveals no
| foreign
| > matter. the piston top and combustion chamber is all torn up like
| something
| > small was bouncing around in there. could detonation do that?
| > bottom line: i gotta rebuild. i want to swap camshafts, since I've got
it
| > torn down this far and go back toøbrind and hopefully fix my #'s 1
| and
| > 3 lean problem. how much should i replace. new cam and lifters, of
| course,
| > but new cam bearings? main bearings, rod bearings?  rings? this engine
| has a
| > little over 6000 miles on it! it still has the hone marks on the
cylinder
| > walls. i haven't cracked open the case yet so i don't know if anything
is
| > obviously damaged, I'll be doing that soon and of course then I'll know
| > more, but should 6K miles worth of wear warrant new bearings?
| >
| > Brandon
| > 73 broken(again)square
| >
| >
| >
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