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Subject: [T3] the band has been stumped > Happy 5th of May, > > I recently rebuilt the engine in my 1970 SB ~ stock 1600 with FI > So, off went the car to my trusty mechanic for a peek. The same thing > happened to him, the car would run great for 5 minutes or so and then start > running rough. He performed a leakdown test and the car passed with flying > colors. > > He's stumped, I,m at my wits end... The only thing I can think of is that > there's a problem with the #3 intake valve. The heads I used were new VW > and were taken to my machine shop for a 3 angle grind before installation. > > Any ideas before I pull the engine I just spent months carefully putting > back together? > It sounds like a valve sticking in a guide. Were the guides reamed to diameter before doing the seat grinding? Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/