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Date:         Mon, 9 Apr 2001 10:29:09 -0700
Reply-To:     Sean Garrett <seangar@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sean Garrett <seangar@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: air cooled 4th gear pick up
Comments: To: mattc1@PTD.NET
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Do a compression test on the cylinders to make sure that your valve job was
done properly. You can buy a tester at any FLAPS fairly cheap and it is easy
to do.


IMHO you need new heads, rarely does a valve job do the trick for old
(welded) VW heads.


SeanG
80 Westy
95 EVC


>From: Jennifer Christensen <mattc1@PTD.NET>
>
>Hello list ,I recently bought a 80 westy w/ the 1+3 cylinders valves
>burnt. My mech
>replaced and ground the valves -he said the heads had been welded but
>where usable. My problem is that i can bring the van up to 45 but whene
>i shift to 4th 50 is as
>fast as i can get it even on a slight dowhill grade 53 is tops.
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