[T3] One cylinder dead-not firing-#3

[John L. Morgan IV]

He said he doesnt do that any more. He use to replace
heads, and two months later they needed new bearings, etc.
$1200 for valve job
Im going to get pick it up and hope some genie vw magi lands nearby.


On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 9:10 AM, Mike Fisher <fisherfarms at gmail.com> wrote:

> He's correct that it has to be fixed!  He didn't give you a price to put
> new heads on it?
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 5:50 AM, John L. Morgan IV <
> emailjohnmorgan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > In my conversation today on the phone, I was told
> > that #3 has a collapsed valve seat.
> > They
> > disconnected the #3 injector to prevent gas going in the
> > engine and corroding the ring.
> > He recommended a new engine-with
> > new heads-not rebuilt heads.
> > I read off the list of things to check, and
> > he kept saying, "None of that matters, we
> > had the adjuster opened all the way...valve is shot.
> > You can keep driving it around town on 3 cylinders."
> > ?
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 12:25 AM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> >
> > > On 21 Jan 2014 at 18:58, John L. Morgan IV wrote:
> > >
> > > > I will take you up on that offer. My wife is a wonderful cook, and I
> > have
> > > > two young boys who can hold tools.
> > >
> > > My wife, Melissa, has turned into a wonderful cook, too, but I don't
> > > think her idea of a good time would be to sit while I work on other
> > > people's cars. With luck, she'll be coming to the next Invasion, so
> > > maybe this will be our chance to change her mind.
> > >
> > > > On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On 21 Jan 2014 at 18:35, John L. Morgan IV wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Sometimes, I think it would be cheaper to fly Jim Adney out to
> > > Richmond
> > > > > > and fix my car once and for all...the right way!
> > >
> > > I was born and raised in Richmond. My mom still lives there, but my
> > > dad passed away just 2 months ago at age 93. I get down there a few
> > > times a year, but that is Richmond, Indiana, and I'm guessing you're
> > > talking about a different Richmond.
> > >
> > > Small world
> > >
> > > I should also mention that John J and I both had car trouble the last
> > > time we traveled to a west coast Invasion. IIRC, John had to replace
> > > some part of his exhaust system, and I replaced my right head. We did
> > > this while parked side by side in Brian's 2-car garage. Working
> > > together, we got both jobs done in a single day.
> > >
> > > --
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> > > Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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