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This would put my next head work at 104K. At that point do I just ask myself that one question... or plop the T4 engine in? Hmmmm... Keith > > > I usually recommend redoing the heads about every 60K. > Check the heads for any damage. Check the cylinder seating area. Check > for cracks around the spark plugs and valve seat. Check the spark plug > thread. Check for cracks around the exhaust ports. > I will replace the exhaust valves, and guides, regardless of what they > look like. I replace the intake valves and guides as needed. For my own > heads, I reface the intake valves, depending on their condition. I recut > the seats by hand with a 3 angle cut. I am going to get static about > this next statement, but I will not use a stone on a VW valve seat. And > as VW said at their engine schools. If you cut the valves and seats > right, you don't need to lap the valves. > > -- > Russ Wolfe > '66 FB MT > '71 FB AT > '65 Bug (not running) > russw@classicvw.org > http://www.classicvw.org > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >