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On Wed, 2006-07-05 at 17:21 -0700, knowonelse@sbcglobal.net wrote: > > Sounds like a burnt valve, if oil didn't help it. > You don't need another motor, just a valve job if > that is what it is. < > > I checked with my local machine shop (part of my FLAPS) > and they can rebuild a head for roughly $100 or so, > but they need to see the head to confirm pricing. > > Looks like I need to do a partial teardown. > > Any downsides to only having one head rebuilt? > > This will also allow me to check and fix the leak at > the front of the engine. > I would do both heads. 3&4 are the usual problem side. If you have a problem with one, you will soon have a problem with the other. Also, don't let the "regrind" the old exhaust valves. And be sure they replace at least the exhaust guides. If you need them, I am pretty sure I have a couple good used heads that have already been rebuilt. I would have to pop the valves out to see what the guides look like. Yours are dual port right?? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~