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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto" id=yiv754974079yui_3_7_2_5_1389624352900_44><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=yiv754974079yui_3_7_2_5_1389624352900_52>Hmm. It was late and I was tired when I put the distrubutor back in. It felt right, but <VAR id=yiv754974079yui-ie-cursor></VAR>I'll double check that this evening.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto">PS: Here is the pic of the valve as promised. You might not want to look at this if you just ate and own an old VW.</DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv754974079y_msg_container><BR id=yiv754974079yui_3_7_2_5_1389624352900_49>On 12 Jan 2014 at 21:00, Tony Rongey wrote:<BR><BR>> OK. So I had to replace a head this weekend; the #3 exhaust valve had sunk about 1/2" (I'll upload the gory pics later).<BR>> I got everything back together, and now when it try to start it will crank like it's trying to start then will suddenly kick back. It doesn't backfire, it just sort of locks on one cylinder then cranks more slowly after that.<BR>> What have I got wrong?<BR><BR>To replace the left head, you probably removed the distributor. I'm <BR>going to guess that you didn't get it installed ALL the way back down <BR>into engagement with the drive gear. That will put the timing all <BR>wrong, or perhaps it's just not turning at all. Either way, it could <BR>give you these symptoms.<BR><BR>Just a guess.<BR><BR>-- <BR>*******************************<BR>Jim Adney, <A
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