<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top"><p dir=ltr>I did that for 3 days. Of course I didn't have enough power to pass a kid on a tricycle, but it got me to work.<br>
A new engine would be awesome, but who has money for that? <br>
People have been using rebuilt heads ever since the 1st one died. If they're done right they'll last as long as new ones - or longer. Just stay away from the cheap repop heads.</p>
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Re: [T3] One cylinder dead-not firing-#3 <br>
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<td valign="top">In my conversation today on the phone, I was told<BR>that #3 has a collapsed valve seat.<BR>They<BR>disconnected the #3 injector to prevent gas going in the<BR>engine and corroding the ring.<BR>He recommended a new engine-with<BR>new heads-not rebuilt heads.<BR>I read off the list of things to check, and<BR>he kept saying, "None of that matters, we<BR>had the adjuster opened all the way...valve is shot.<BR>You can keep driving it around town on 3 cylinders."<BR>?<BR><BR><BR>On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 12:25 AM, Jim Adney <<a ymailto="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org" href="javascript:return">jadney@vwtype3.org</a>> wrote:<BR><BR>> On 21 Jan 2014 at 18:58, John L. Morgan IV wrote:<BR>><BR>> > I will take you up on that offer. My wife is a wonderful cook, and I have<BR>> > two young boys who can hold tools.<BR>><BR>> My wife, Melissa, has turned into a wonderful cook, too, but I
don't<BR>> think her idea of a good time would be to sit while I work on other<BR>> people's cars. With luck, she'll be coming to the next Invasion, so<BR>> maybe this will be our chance to change her mind.<BR>><BR>> > On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, Jim Adney <<a ymailto="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org" href="javascript:return">jadney@vwtype3.org</a>> wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > > On 21 Jan 2014 at 18:35, John L. Morgan IV wrote:<BR>> > ><BR>> > > > Sometimes, I think it would be cheaper to fly Jim Adney out to<BR>> Richmond<BR>> > > > and fix my car once and for all...the right way!<BR>><BR>> I was born and raised in Richmond. My mom still lives there, but my<BR>> dad passed away just 2 months ago at age 93. I get down there a few<BR>> times a year, but that is Richmond, Indiana, and I'm guessing you're<BR>> talking about a different Richmond.<BR>><BR>> Small
world<BR>><BR>> I should also mention that John J and I both had car trouble the last<BR>> time we traveled to a west coast Invasion. IIRC, John had to replace<BR>> some part of his exhaust system, and I replaced my right head. We did<BR>> this while parked side by side in Brian's 2-car garage. Working<BR>> together, we got both jobs done in a single day.<BR>><BR>> --<BR>> *******************************<BR>> Jim Adney, <a ymailto="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org" href="javascript:return">jadney@vwtype3.org</a><BR>> Madison, Wisconsin, USA<BR>> *******************************<BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> VWType3.Org mailing list - <a ymailto="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org" href="javascript:return">type3@vwtype3.org</a><BR>> <a href="http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org" target=_blank >http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org</a><BR>> Contact <a
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