Re: [T3] the band has been stumped

["Russ Wolfe" <russella@prairieinet.net>]

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/


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