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On 5 Jul 2006 at 17:21, 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. Unless I knew that this side had a lot more miles on it, I'd do both sides just to get them both up to the same level. Both sides probably have equal wear. Replace the exhaust valves & guides and do all the seats. Check first to make sure you don't just have a loose head stud or 2. It happens.... -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~