Date:         Wed, 7 Jan 2004 19:01:48 -0800
Reply-To:     Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Puzzling valves...
Comments: To: zolo <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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Zoltan,

Can you clarify one point.  When you state that you
adjusted the valves until there was nothing left, do
you mean you screwed the adjusting screws all the way
in or all the way out?

Z

--- zolo <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote:
> This is an aircooled, two liter engine.  I changed
> the heads on it and reassembled the whole thing.
> After that it just would not run well and later not
> at all.  Checked compression and found none.
> Adjusted valves again and again until there was
> nothing to adjust anymore.  Then there was
> compression but not very good.
> I was wondering if the valve lifters got pumped up
> and could not release to spring pressure at all.  Of
> am I assuming wrong.
> Any of you have a clue?
> Zoltan


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