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Ill check that again this spring Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo" 65 Squareback "Eggcrate" 87 golf "Winterat" 93 RX7 "Redstur" -----Original Message----- From: Jim Adney [mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org] Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 11:00 PM To: type3@vwtype3.org Subject: RE: [T3] My Square's engine... what to do? On 14 May 2006 at 18:11, Keith Park wrote: > That is reassuring, these valves hold their adjustment very well, I have one > more adjustment to do before the trip. I did get down there with a > screwdriver and tried to rock the stem to see if there was more play than > the intake valves and their didn't seem to be. To check valve guide wear, just grab the valve retainer (or the top of the valve spring) with a pair of channel lock pliers. Compare the side to side play with the up and down play. The wear is always mostly up and down. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~