<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">I had to add shims under the rocker arm last time I adjusted it. That worked for about two more weeks then ran out of adjustment again. At that point I knew it was done so I unplugged the #3 injector and ran on 3 cylinders for a week. Talk about having no acceleration!</SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">In the picture that dark area around the valve on the side closest to the intake isn't a shadow - that's the inside of the exhaust port.</SPAN></div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 13px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"><FONT size=2>I don't have any idea where this head came from. There's not a VW mark on the casting, and it appears to be a pretty soft alloy. The replacement appears to be genuine and looks pretty new so I guessing it's a recent Mexico casting<VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR>.</FONT></SPAN></div>
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<DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=hr readonly="true" contenteditable="false"></DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Keith Park <topnotch@nycap.rr.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> type3@vwtype3.org <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, January 13, 2014 6:23 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [T3] Starting Problem<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=y_msg_container><BR>Wow! Im amazed you were able to adjust that out, let me guess, MOFOCO head?<BR><BR>Keith<BR><BR><BR>Top Notch Restorations<BR><A href="mailto:topnotch@nycap.rr.com" ymailto="mailto:topnotch@nycap.rr.com">topnotch@nycap.rr.com</A> <BR><A href="http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm" target=_blank>http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm</A><BR>71 Squareback "Hothe"<BR>65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"<BR>65 Squareback "Eggcrate"<BR>87 golf "Winterat"<BR>93 RX7 "Redstur"<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A href="mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org" ymailto="mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org">type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org</A><BR>[mailto:<A href="mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org" ymailto="mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org">type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org</A>] On Behalf Of Tony<BR>Rongey<BR>Sent: Monday,
January 13, 2014 10:30 AM<BR>To: <A href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org" ymailto="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org">type3@vwtype3.org</A><BR>Subject: Re: [T3] Starting Problem<BR><BR>Hmm. It was late and I was tired when I put the distrubutor back in. It<BR>felt right, but I'll double check that this evening.<BR> <BR>PS: Here is the pic of the valve as promised. You might not want to look at<BR>this if you just ate and own an old VW.<BR><A href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/trongey/Type3/SunkenValve.jpg" target=_blank>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/trongey/Type3/SunkenValve.jpg</A><BR> <BR>Tony<BR>'70 Fastback, AT/FI (will be a daily driver as soon as I get it working<BR>again)<BR><BR>From: Jim Adney <<A href="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org" ymailto="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org">jadney@vwtype3.org</A>><BR>To: <A href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org" ymailto="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org">type3@vwtype3.org</A> <BR>Sent: Monday,
January 13, 2014 12:16 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [T3] Starting Problem<BR><BR><BR>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<BR>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<BR>like it's trying to start then will suddenly kick back. It doesn't<BR>backfire, it just sort of locks on one cylinder then cranks more slowly<BR>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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