[T3] Tight exhaust valves

[Robert Klein]

Cool! Sounds like fun! I'll post something up when I get this beast back on the road. I'm really close!

Sent from the desk of Robert Klein 


On Dec 27, 2013, at 6:51 AM, Jacob Adam Schroeder <jacob.schroeder at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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