Ugh. I'd check the valve grooves on the other head now. I'd talk to the engine rebuilder with evidence in hand and see what resolution you might come to.
Was the tranny fail a sudden stoppage event? That stress could be another explanation. I'd concur with listees on having heads quoted/done by a reliable shop. Compare with your cost of individual valves. On Apr 21, 2013 12:10 PM, "Dean Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://deangj.tumblr.com/post/48545655072/i-took-the-springs-off-of-a-couple-more-valves-and > > I have the head back and took a spring off another intake and an exhaust > valve. Both have some wear in the grooves. They aren't as bad as the failed > valve but neither will fit through their guides and there is a small amount > of metal, circular 'shavings', more like the edges of the valve end were > sheared off. The area between the grooves is tapered nearly to a point (a > circular ridge around the valve) and not a flat surface as it should be. > So, I'd say Strictly Foreign did not use very good valves. Not saying its > their fault. I don't know where they sourced their parts. > I will get a set of valves (both intake and exhaust, 40mm and 35.5mm from > a reliable source. like chirco) Man those things aren't cheep. > So. Is it true that I can replace valves by lapping them in and don't need > any additional work. I can lap but that's the limit of my valve skills. > > I put a pic of one on my blog as well as a pic of a new valve with a > keeper. > > Dean > > -- > 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.
