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drive the notch............. p ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 9:28 PM Subject: [T3] My Square's engine... what to do? > Hi all, > > I just got back from a 500 mile trip to PA and back for a radio show. NOW I > have time to pull the engine in the Square and replace the tranny for the > trip to Oregon, I also need to relube the drive shafts, rear bearings and > attend to the rear brakes. And the clutch started slipping on the way back > too which is probably a leaky seal issue. > My question comes with the engine though... this car hasn't been > apart to the point of not being able to drive it in 10 years! The engine > has 101K on it now, and 57K on both the heads since the last valve job. It > runs great and has good oil pressure but those heads are nearing valve job > time again... but I only need another 10K or so out of this engine to get it > through the summer and out to Myrtle Creek and back. The valves in these > heads are genuine VW although the heads were aftermarket but they have > always held their adjustment well. > If I do the valve job I have to disassemble a lot of things that > have proven themselves very well together just before a big trip, if one > stud pulls out of the case Im done, party over! Not worth putting the time > or money into an engine that has that many miles on it especially when Im > going to replace it in another year. If I don't do the valve job and it > swallows a valve in the middle of the Nevada desert, im really screwed. > Any thoughts? Suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Keith > > Top Notch Restorations > topnotch@nycap.rr.com > 71 Squareback > 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo" > 65 Squareback "Eggcrate" > 87 golf "Winterat" > 93 RX7 "Redstur" > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/338 - Release Date: 5/12/2006 > >