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You have cheap recon heads that are cut. You can shim, out the rocker assy with washers but the CR will be too high and you motor will detonate and run hot. Wont last long this way. running them too lean or rich will burn up #3, especially too lean, and crack the heads. Ill bet most of you carb people out there are slowly killing your engines cause your not set up properly, Keith ---------- > From: James MacNaughton <jmac@uglyduckling.com> > To: 'type3@vwtype3.org' > Subject: [T3] Deathrich RIP > Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 9:33 AM > > I too, have a sad tale to tell. Last Tuesday afternoon, I took the Square > on a <relatively> high-speed run to the ER (friend in a motorcycle > accident). Started fine, but almost immes穄Dstarted to miss, and by the > time I got to my friend's house after the debacle, it was obvious that there > was a serious problem. Bad stumble; no power; removal of #3 sparkplug wire > made no difference in the idle condition. Getting fuel, getting spark. > I've burned #3. Heavy sigh. > > Lamentably, I don't have the cash to do a full engine, so I go the cheap > route with new Brazo heads, and pistons/jugs from the FLAPS. It all comes > apart relatively well, and everything is fairly predictable during the > surgery; sure enough, there's a monumental crack between the valves on #3 > <ouch>. > > So, yadda, yadda; I clean everything down, torque correctly (to Bentley), > and replace the engine. > > The news? Runs somewhat better, but still has a bad stumble <miss>, and no > power. While adjusting the valves, it is apparent that the rocker on #4 > exhaust valve can't be backed off far enough to relieve tension on the valve > itself. Meaning; even if I back the screw adjuster *all the way out*, I > can't get .006" of play (really, I can't get any at all, the end of the > rocker is touching the valve). > > So, my learned colleagues; what is wrong? What have I done (other than not > rebuilding the whole motor, I know that's a no-no)? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe