RE: [T3] Trip to Hoosierville

[russw <russw@classicvw.org>]

On Sat, 2007-05-26 at 21:06 -0400, Keith Park wrote:
> Well you two DO definitely have excellent T3 Karma!
> At the dealer, how many miles did the engines with broken valves usually
> have on them when they let go?
> Did the dealers actually suggest a valve job at a certain point, kinda like
> a timing belt change today?
> 
> Keith
> 
At the dealer, we would recommend a valve job at about 60-70K miles, if
the engine showed any signs of valve fatigue. It could save the customer
a lot of grief. Especially if a valve broke at interstate speeds.
-- 
russw <russw@classicvw.org>

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