Do you have the adjusters going direct onto valve stem? Or are there caps between valve and the ball foot adjusters?
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dean Johnson Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 4:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Valve spring retainer keepers. gone missing? I have ball foot swivel adjuster and there doesn't appear to be any difference from that valve to its neighbors. The contact area at the end of the valve stem also appears undamaged. It looks like a ring of material is missing from the end just shy of the end. When I applied the compressed air to the cylinder and compressed the spring, the keepers did not move from the retainer. I'm hoping when I take off the head I can compress it enough to remove them. I have the engine out now and will pull of the head when I get a chance. But first its time to familiarize myself with the manual. Dean p.s. I honestly didn't know I had ball adjusters. I'm thinking its a good thing I did, any further wear on the ends of that valve and the cylinder would have eaten it for sure. On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 5:24 PM, John Sroka <[email protected]> wrote: Interesting, does the adjuster screw contact area also show damage? Here is a link with similar photos and information. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=488433 -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
