Craig wrote: > I know it is recommended that I replace both heads, but I'm sinking a > lot of money into the van and want to see if I can conserve on cash > wisely. I don't want to be too risky, but I have a feeling most > people just change one head. I think my current heads are original > VW. I just went through very similar questioning last week. I had one AMC and one VW head on my recently purchased '87 Westy. I had a reputable machine shop redo them ( triple cut the valves, new and I reinstalled them with no problems. While the List archives answer a lot of head related questions , many responders have replaced only one head at a time. Bear in mine that you will be replacing the other sooner or later. -- Stephen Chillicothe OH |
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