Date:         Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:02:46 -0600
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject:      DIESEL valve adj./head rebuild info?
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I've been looking around at tools and shims so I can adjust my diesel
westy's valves myself. I've done hundreds of valve adjustments of the
rocker arm variety, never the bucket-and-shim variety.

Any advice on depressors, pliers, and discs? I'm familiar with what
vwdiesel.com has, but not other sources or do-it-yourself tools.

Also, will such tools work on other types of bucket-and-shim
adjustments, such a my daughter's 91 honda civic?

Also, I'd like to know about head rebuilding. I have a really good
head I bought cheap on ebay, all in pieces. I haven't measured
anything, but there are NO cracks and it is a German head. The one
that's in there now is a GEX, and I could see it had problems. Valve
seals not so good, for one thing. I got it cheap too, but don't
expect it to last a whole lot longer.

I'd like to get the head I've got in good shape and put it on the
block, press in new guides and seals, etc. What reamer do I use?
Anything else to look out for?

Thanks,

Jim