Re: [T3] Help...I think my valve is stuck?

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 24 Dec 2002 at 13:37, vwtype3 wrote:

> I did a tune up today on my new Square, when I tried to adjust the intake
> valve on #3 I could not budge the adjusting screw.  I was able to loosen the
> locking nut but the screw would not budge without me starting to strip it.
> It is closed, I could not put a feeler gauge in the gap.  Is this a 'stuck
> valve'?  What do I do? 

This is not a stuck valve and it is not very serious, but you DO have to free 
it up. I can usually get these loose with a BIG screwdriver. You want to really 
fill the screwdriver slot. If it won't free up you may have to replace the 
rocker and screw. I have good used ones.

You COULD try removing it and heating the rocker a bit, but you must not heat 
it much. Both parts are hardened steel and you'll anneal and ruin them.

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