Re: [T3] I bought a new Mexican VW MADE head today

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 27 Aug 2002, at 14:55, Martinez, Leon wrote:

> The vendor that sells the original bare VW 043 off the internet for 99
> dollars but they used to be around 73 bucks a few years ago is
> www.btlmex.com. Buy it and use it with the valves they sell (you got to ask
> them for the valves, sold separately) or open them up like Don at The Bug
> Patch does it. I will let you know how it works out. 

I found a vendor that had OE VW heads a few years ago, so I ordered one 
just to see what they were like. For $76 it came fully populated with valves, 
springs, etc, but when I pulled it apart I didn't care for what the valves, 
springs, and keepers looked like so I called them and asked about their price 
on a bare head. They reported that they had bare heads also, and that the 
price was $76.

I think that says a lot about the quality of those extra parts.

I tend to be VERY careful about my choice of valves, and I only use OE VW 
keepers and springs.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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