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Date:         Tue, 31 Mar 1998 01:31:06 -0800
Reply-To:     David Bayer <bayer@SYBASE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Bayer <bayer@SYBASE.COM>
Subject:      Broken valves solved
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com

Tonite I pulled the head to find the intake valve on #3 had seized on the
guide in the open position. There is a nice chunk chiseled into the #3 piston
as well. I guess the valve seized and got repeatedly rammed by the up coming
piston.


So, now I am left with a few options. Does anyone know how smashing an intake
valve will affect things like the rods and crank bearings? I figure it cannot
be too good for the rod on #3 to have smacked the top of the cycle with enough
force to chip the top of the piston. Anyway, any suggestions will help
me decide between a rebuilt engine, doing a top end rebuild myself (this
time buying reputable rebuilt heads), and an inline 4 swap (I suppose) for
the red syncro...


dave
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