Re: [T3] how far?

["Keith Park" <TopNotchResto@worldnet.att.net>]

If your piston is dinged up SOMETHING got in thre by eather breaking off or
getting sucked in through the intake.

Do waht you must with the cam, anything much more than stock is a bad idea
unless your drag racing.

Keith


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> From: whizby <whizby@pdq.net>
> To: type!!! <type3@vwtype3.org>
> Subject: Re: [T3] how far?
> Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 6:53 PM
> 
> no, the valves all look OK, but i thought we(in the collective list
sense)
> deci'ø/Z 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 to stock grind 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 T•mks 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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