Date:         Thu, 21 Mar 2002 10:24:18 -0800
Reply-To:     Joseph Fortino <fortino1@ONEBOX.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joseph Fortino <fortino1@ONEBOX.COM>
Subject:      Re: AMC heads------bad valves, replace when you buy the new head
Comments: To: mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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so replace valves when replacing the heads would be a good idea?
after looking at my new heads they are german type with the audi sign
near by :)

I've been doing my heads/work over the course of a 2 month time. hehe

Time permits, but its killing me

--
Joseph  Fortino
fortino1@onebox.com - email




----         mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> wrote:
> Every single shop/mechanic agrees on the valves being bad, and replaces
> them
> when using the heads.
>
> Mike
> Still weeping over having to do 'the engine thing'.
>
> > From: "Smola, Tony" <TSmola@TRIBUNE.COM>
> > Reply-To: "Smola, Tony" <TSmola@TRIBUNE.COM>
> > Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 18:20:54 -0600
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: AMC heads------bad valves, replace when you buy the new
> head
> >
> > My machinist here in L.A.   has informed me that while the castings
> are
> > decent, the valves are crap on the Spanish AMC waterboxer cylinder
> > heads.......he said that the keeper grooves are not hardened and
> you will
> > have valve problems in a relatively short time......He likes the
> new German
> > ones, but reccomends the used German ones, and he actually likes
> using the
> > German heads to rebuild if they are in a rebuildable condition.........
> >
> > prices------
> >
> > $60 for valve job
> > $60 for surfacing
> > $32 install all new 1.9L valve guides
> > $28 to install new exhaust guides
> > $30 to weld faces
> >
> > total $210 for the pair.....of course if there are cracks to weld
> the price
> > goes up.....but the absolute max is $450 for the pair
> >
> > By the way I found new lifters for $7......probably AMC too!
> >
> > Malibu tony
> >
>

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