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Date:         Mon, 30 Mar 1998 16:34:46 -0600
Reply-To:     ChuckKuecker <ckuecker@MCS.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         ChuckKuecker <ckuecker@MCS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Broken valves?
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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At 12:43 3/30/98 -0800, you wrote:
>
>        Does anyone know what causes valves to break just below the valve
>retaining plate (besides forces and stress ;) )? I am just trying to get
>some idea of what could have happened besides poor repair work - 5k seems
>like short lived valves... I would just like to get some ideas of what could
>have caused the valve to snap before taking the heads back to the shop that
>did the work...
>
>dave


In over 20 years of working on engines I have never seen a valve break where
you describe. Possibly the valve was defective, or the retainer was
installed wrong and stressed the valve?? Just my guess..
Chuck Kuecker


ckuecker@mcs.net


'83 Scirocco (Katy's car now)
'58 Ghia Convert
'75 Bug
'67 Bug
'63 Bug (*still* for sale)
'91 Vanagon
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