on 4/26/01 1:10 PM, Robert Capra at rcapra@silcon.com wrote: [snipped] > So they're talking about a major tear down to accomplish the valve lifter > replacement...suggesting it might be time for a new engine since the repair > expense would be so high. I pulled out the Bentley and pointed to page 15.23 > - "Valve lifters can be removed and replaced without engine removal and > without major disassembly". After a talk with the mechanic, the service > manager admits reluctantly that - yes, you can do a replacement with the > collapsible pushrod tube, but they never hold a seal. It was an > uncomfortable moment because I caught him in a lie and he knew it. [snipped] i don't know the answer to your question, but i would run far, far away from that machanic's shop. you caught him in a coupla thousand dollar lie. i can only imagine the poor folks who don't have bentley to back them up standing at his counter when he tells them a new engine is necessary. that *really* makes my blood boil. bill '87 syncro westfalia http://www.scruznet.com/~cikasper/pics/westy |
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