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• Re: power loss then blue smoke!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 18:28:56 +1200
  >It is not impossible to have the water entering your engine. >Or a sudden break of the rings. >Or one of the valve guides...
• Re: AMC Heads (My views)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:38:27 -0700
  ...The point is, why even risk it? My European assembled heads, which do not use the allegedly questionable valve guides, are actually CHEAPER than...
• Re: Pitted Heads
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 21:53:22 -0700
  ...The valves and guides were fine. I was impressed with the durability of the valves and guides on my 1984 1.9. That is...
• Re: Intermittent smoke after stop signal wait...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 19 Oct 2013 17:24:34 -0700
  Now that I hear back from everyone, it just may be the valve guide seals, or the guides themselves, or both. I recall when...
• DIESEL valve adj./head rebuild info?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:02:46 -0600
  I've been looking around at tools and shims so I can adjust my diesel westy's valves myself. I've done hundreds of...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:56:01 -0700
  ...valves and guides, or knurled guides and cleaned up > >> valves..........that's generally called a 'valve job' and not > >> 'machined'. > >> As long as valve...
• Re: '80 Air Cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 13:49:37 -0500
  ...Although it wouldn't be a bad idea to check the valve guides for wear, in particular the exhaust valves. You see the tip...
• Re: Question about 2.1 cylinder and head question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 17:09:59 -0500
  ...Normally, the cylinders in these engines never wear out, only the ring lands and of course valves, guides, bearings, and the cam shafts. Was...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:08:52 -0700
  ...If the valve > guides are worn it is likely time for new heads. These are a heat the head > to 400 and cool the...
• Re: rebuilt engine suppliers
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 12 Aug 94 10:23:40 PDT
  ...You should be able to have the valves, seats, and guides replaced for a few hundred dollars, plus a few hundred more for labor...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 22:41:45 -0600
  ...On a long trip, I will add a pint to my gas to lubricate the valve stems, and guides. And also it is dynamite...
• Re: TIV 022 Heads ??
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Murray
  Thu, 08 Feb 1996 16:01:11 +0000
  ...careful installing new exhaust valve guides as the guide walls are of a differrent thickness..Getting the wrong ones (or having NAPA put in...
• Re: synergy?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 5 May 2001 10:08:37 -0500
  ...I run it in my gas, when I'm going on a road trip, to lubricate, the valve stems and guides, and it also...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil - How to Use? Yes...I'm completely RETARDED!
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 21:16:21 -0600
  ...Drop it in your gas to lubricate the valve stems and guides---keeps the injector's clean. Use it for cowlogne---one drop behind...
• Re: oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:41:08 -0700
  ...That leaves > valve guides. They've added product to the oil (?) to see if that helps the > seals on the valve guides. I'm...
• Boston engine upgraded Engine offer
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 11:04:25 -0500
  ...the heads are rebuilt AMC with new swirl polished valves and new guides I have done some minor porting and the high flow valve...
• It's smoking! Help!
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 19:01:23 -0600
  ...It's still "ticking" more than I'd like, and I've read horror stories about dropped valve guides etc. My father suggested I...
• Re: ECU Chip 2.1 Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 15:39:43 -0500
  ...all aftermarket valves. I also think it is a mistake to add ratio rockers to a waterboxer engine the intake guides are to short...
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 14:33:04 -0500
  ...check the valve guides using gas (I used > parts cleaner instead of gas with no signs of leaking along the valve > guides) and reinstalled...
• Re: 2.1 L push rods
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Feb 2015 11:20:00 -0500
  ...When > the valves overheat the stems also expand and can jam in the guides. > The rods can get bent trying to open a valve...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Wed, 23 Oct 2013 13:20:38 -0700
  ...A new set of valves and guides seems to be around $100 - and in my novice mind, new valves would seem to be important...
• Re: do we have a vacuum leak?
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 10:30:04 -0700
  ...How many miles on your engine? Original valve guides? This is in line with the result of my experiment that I posted last Thurs...
• Re: True cost of AMC heads for 1.9L and 2.1L: bare for $240 to $2 16!
  Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 09:33:00 -0700
  I'm sure they include guides and seats. If not, you would need to send the heads to a machine shop as soon as...
• RE: Weld heads
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Tue, 3 Oct 1995 13:47:41 -0800 (AKDT)
  ...They charge $150.00 a pair to clean, resurface, install new valve guides, grind valves and seats, and leak check. It's an extra...
• Re: oil consumption rates?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 15:01:13 -0800
  ...control rings to pass more oil than before, or maybe the valve guides weren't replaced if the heads were "rebuilt." Are you running...
• Re: Why adjust valves?
  Historical mailing list - christian krahforst
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 17:31:40 +0000
  ...I couldn't get a couple of the valves out. They were in tight. The valve guides were way too tight. The grooves where...
• Re: Was: Hydraulic lifter. Now: more accurate version of question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:55:50 +0000
  ...2nd, it will significantly throw off the rocker arm geometry which if bad enoiugh can wear the valve tip and valve guides. Adjust it...
• Re: Rebuild time
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Wed, 4 Dec 1996 19:34:41 +0000
  ...The 1.9L has no valve stem seals. My valve guides, to my surprise, were within wear specifications. > Finally, any random advice, horror stories...
• Re: mmo ? a mystery oil ?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 9 Oct 1999 09:39:12 EDT
  ...gummy deposits on valve guides, rings etc., or you can put some in the crankcase to dissolve gummy deposits in valve lifters etc. Some...
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 21:07:47 -0500
  ...check the valve guides using gas (I used parts cleaner instead of gas with no signs of leaking along the valve guides) and reinstalled...
• Re: Smokin 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 20:11:06 -0500
  Valve guides? What color is the smoke? ----- Original Message ----- From: davidb <davidb@skybest.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000...
• Re: New vs. machined heads, a spinnoff of Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:34:03 -0400
  ...If the casting is good, (no cracks, straight, tolernaces etc,), new guides, valves, proper machining and facing of seats there is no reason used...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:42:45 -0500
  ...valves and guides, or knurled guides and cleaned up >> >> valves..........that's generally called a 'valve job' and not >> >> 'machined'. >> >> As long as valve...
• 1.9TD engine FS
  Historical mailing list - Buffalo 66
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:28:59 -0800
  ...all the valves are good, the valve guides are good, the Mains and rods ane nice, the rings were just within tolerance. typical cracking...
• Re: frequency/probability of new heads vs. gaskets only?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 11:42:16 -0800
  Doug, Most any engine is going to need some valve work after 100,000 miles, especially valve guides in our engines. Any head that...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 24 Oct 2013 15:45:52 -0500
  ...If the valve >>> guides are worn it is likely time for new heads. These are a heat the >>> head >>> to 400 and cool the...
• Re: Exhaust & intake valve installation question-Intake scraper part #
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Feb 2008 23:09:04 -0500
  ...exhaust guides wear more than the intakes usually. Valve seals mount to the top of the valve guide basically and the valve stem slides...
• Re: 2.1 L push rods
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 23:12:23 -0600
  ...When > > the valves overheat the stems also expand and can jam in the guides. > > The rods can get bent trying to open a valve...
• Ratio Rockers & Oil Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 14:04:48 -0700
  ...The valve guides where checked when the heads were done at the machine shop and they were in great shape (only 35k miles on...
• Re: The value of instrumentation
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 27 Oct 2018 18:20:13 -0700
  ...Tech showed me that there was a little play between valves and guides but felt that only replacing the seals was ok. In hindsight...
• Why do I have four bent Intake valves?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 04:00:36 EDT
  ...It had the normal valve noise after first starting considering it had been sitting for months but it quieted down after driving it and...
• Re: AMC heads (part 2)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:29:40 -0600
  ...what metal is used for the valve guides in todays engines.Aircraft engines use to use bronze guides. That may have changed by now...
• Smokin' Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Lon Herman
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 11:15:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...No big thing, just attributed to worn valve guides (maybe...) But now, I sometimes get smoke when the van is warmed up, under load...
• Re: AMC heads (part 2)
  Historical mailing list - benoit
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:39:38 -0500
  ...one is perfect for the VW head. ---------------------- Question (2) Do you know what metal is used for the valve guides in todays engines.Aircraft...
• Re: why no ridge in waterboxer cylinders?
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:57:52 -0700
  ...But the valve guides on one cylinder were pouring oil into the chamber, which is why it's on the bench. Never seen an...
• Re: Was: Hydraulic lifter. Now: more accurate version of question.
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 12 Nov 2006 13:50:58 -0500
  ...2nd, > it will significantly throw off the rocker arm > geometry which if bad enoiugh can wear the valve tip > and valve guides. Adjust it...
• Re: 2.1l vacuum readings?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 21 May 2009 22:27:08 -0600
  ...Constantly changing vacuum readings at low engine speeds may indicate a problem with worn valve stems, guides, or seals. Higher engine speeds tend to...
• Re: AVP motor report & questions (pictures)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 21:30:44 -0400
  ...The head damage was caused by incorrect valve guide removal. The guides were driven out with a punch, hopefully by press, not a hammer...
• Re: JB Weld Throttle body repair question.
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 00:04:41 -0400
  ...Bad intake valves and worn guides can also cause symptoms similar to vacuum leaks. Dennis
• Re: rebuild again?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Sep 1996 18:50:47 -0400
  ...sent heads back to mark stephens, they did a valve job, replaced exhaust guides, and flycut heads (no charge except shipping, although what i...
• Great News!~No sucked valve~83Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 May 1996 18:02:58 -0700
  The anticipated major repair bill was miniscule compared to the "Sucked Valve" scare. The mechanic stated that it was a collapsed lifter. Repair bill...
• Re: rebuilding your own heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 08:43:51 -0600
  ...The valve stems may be worn down but not likely, they are measured with a micrometer. Once new valve guides are pushed in to...
• Re: marvel mystery oil
  Historical mailing list - Peter Johnson
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 13:15:39 -0700
  ...up. > > BTW, I was talking to Bob Donalds about the burnt valve in my recently > acquired 74 Westy, and I told him I was...
• heads for 2.0 l type IV
  Historical mailing list - William H. Hollings
  Sat, 29 Apr 1995 13:33:20 -0700 (PDT)
  ...the road with all new seats and all new valves and all new guides. Sounds OK. New (Brazilian??) heads are evidently available for $325...
• Happy Friday! Some fule injection and idle tips.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Apr 2022 03:47:04 +0000
  ...Bad intake valves and worn guides are fairly common. As for mixture control the O2 sensor actually provides a some diagnostic capabilities. Using a...
• Re: Info for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 12:16:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...low oil preasure, over >heats, blows white smoke when started (leaking valve guides, I think) and >low compression (100psi). I'm going to yank...
• Re: AMC heads (part 2)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:46:49 -0700
  ...one is perfect for the > VW head. > > ---------------------- > Question (2) > Do you know what metal is used for the valve guides in todays > engines.Aircraft...
• VW engine conversion. Cause of intermittent stall (solved?): air intake path length-design?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 9 Oct 2020 14:26:52 -0700
  ...Valve guides showed wear, valve guide seals were replaced, no other head work done by machine shop. A PWM type idle control valve controls...
• [Fwd: Re: 88 Syncro; erratic idle, missing, vibrations...
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 20:14:56 -0700
  ...The technician was of the opinion that there is alot of carbon back there and probably down the shaft, or damaged valve guides. The...
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 19:12:13 -0500
  ...this is a problem as the extra fuel washes oil off the cylinder walls and can even mess up intake valves and guides. Dennis