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sounds like it might be time for a valve job, you have one sticking. How long has it been since a valve job? more than 60K and it would be worth while to just pull the heads and do the whole thing. Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Canadian" <cndt3@shaw.ca> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 12:13 AM Subject: Re: [T3] Running on 3 > I just took off the rocker arm assembly and pulled the pushrod. It is not > perfectly straight but otherwise it appears to be in good shape. There is > about 1 mm of difference in the center when I roll the rod across a flat > surface. The valve itself looks fine and the visible part of the spring > looks fine as well. > > I out of my realm of experience here, is the pushrod too bent? Am I facing a > 'stuck' valve? If so how do I progress from here? I've heard of these > being freed up by primitive means but I can't remember the details. > > I wonder... Twice in the last month my engine suddenly got 'clattery' and > when I stopped the clattering went away. It sounded like valve noise and > the engine continued to feel normal in the way it ran. Both times it lasted > about 30 seconds. Although I knew better I chose to just be glad that the > problem went away. I suppose that this relates to the clatter?? > > Andre > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >