[T3] Tight exhaust valves

[Jacob Adam Schroeder]

Hey Robert,
Glad to meet you and hopefully we can get our T3s together sometime.  I
have never checked out that club, but I know where the location is (I used
to live near there, now I drive by it on my way to Palo Alto for work each
day).  Maybe sometime we can bring our type 3s to the club, sounds like fun
and I'd be interested in seeing your T3.
Jacob


On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Robert Klein <rabioklein at aol.com> wrote:

> Hey Jacob, this is Robert I also live in San Jose! Have you ever checked
> out the vw club meeting by the harbor freight off Lawrence and Stevens
> creek? I think they meet on Thursday nights. Not sure about this time of yr
> but it has been nice here as you know. They are pretty cool nice people. I
> only went once but I did have the only type 3 there.
>
> Sent from the desk of Robert Klein
>
>
> On Dec 26, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Jacob Adam Schroeder <
> jacob.schroeder at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Don,
> > Yes, I checked first thing in the morning after the car had sat for 24
> > hours prior to last being ran.  The air temperature that morning (6am
> > Christmas Eve in San Jose) was probably around 40 degrees, and I expect
> my
> > heads were close to that temp.
> > Jacob
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Don Robertson <donrob at yachtsales.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> When you checked the valve clearance, are you certain the engine was
> fully
> >> cooled down (cold)?
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>>> My car ('72 FI Squareback) had been running noticeably hotter lately
> and
> >>>> started leaking a little oil from the valve cover gaskets (probably
> due
> >>> to
> >>>> excessive heat), so I decided to check my valves while I was replacing
> >>> the
> >>>> valve cover gasket.  It had been ~ 1500 miles since the last time I
> >>>> checked/adjusted my valves.  Each of my intake valves was still .006,
> >>> but
> >>>> each of the exhaust valves (on all 4) were tight.  Tight as in
> >>> practically
> >>>> no clearance.
> >>>>
> >>>> The fact that there was no clearance on any of my exhaust valves was a
> >>> bit
> >>>> concerning to me.  I was able to adjust them all to get .006 again,
> but
> >>> I'm
> >>>> still a bit spooked out.  What could have caused these to get so out
> of
> >>>> whack in such a short time and does this indicate a more severe
> problem?
> >>>>
> >>>> Is there anything else I can do to further diagnose this issue or
> >>> should I
> >>>> just keep driving it and see what happens?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>> Jacob
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
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