I've gone to the trouble of replacing my transaxel after having the bug off the road for four years. I was commuting daily for about a year before the tranny failed. (70 mi round trip) So imagine my surprise to discover when adjusting the valves that one of my valve stems is below the valve spring retainer. Its suppose to stick above that so the rocker foot can push on it. This seems really bad. Doesn't this mean my valve has been getting clobbered by the piston? Doesn't this mean I have to pull the head and have it rebuilt, if possible, or replaced. Or is this the one time when something seems bad but really isn't? I suppose I could take off the rocker arm to see if the valve stem is ok, if the valve spring retainer keepers are anywhere to be seen. I don't really have much more money or time to throw at this. Please send me a miracle.
Oh, Its a '71 Super Beetle with about 30,000 miles on an 1915 cc engine rebuilt by Strictly Foreign (circa 2000). I was running it with a single 34pict jetted for the larger displacement. Dean Johnson Williamson, NY p.s. to make sure my terminology makes sense, valve stem: skinny end of valve sticking out towards the rocker assembly. valve spring retainer: disk shaped metal with hole in the center for valve stem. sits on top (out board really) of the spring valve spring retainer keeper: This I can't see but I assume there are two of this buggers around the valve stem that sit in a circular groove around the end of the valve stem, they keep the valve stem from doing what mine did, sneaking back towards the combustion chamber. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
