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Re: [T3] Running on 3
On 17 May 2004 at 18:29, The Canadian wrote:
> What then is involved in a 'valve job?'
Take everything apart and clean them. Replace the exhaust valves (get good
quality new ones), check the valve guides for wear, and replace if necessary.
Grind the surfaces of the intake valves. Check the springs. Get spring shims
and shim them all to the length in the Fisher book
Flycut, if necessary, to clean up the sealing surface.
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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