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At 11:08 AM 7/1/05, Park, Keith J \(Research\) wrote: > Engine looks good, heads dont look cracked (thank goodness as 2L large valve heads are $$) bearings look great as does the crank... cam is a little, compromised... some fatique wear and the general surface of it and the lifters is that Pithy rough look... kinda like the cheap brazillian stuff... dont really like the look of it but its going to get replaced anyway. Keep the cam & lifters together, you may want to re-use them anyway. There's been some nasty issues in the T4 world for a couple of years now with new cams going flat in a few thousand miles. Only solution I'm sure of right now is ceramic lifters .. about $400 a set, ouch. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~