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Subject:Re: VW Machine shop
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Mon, 6 Nov 2006 17:51:25 -0800

I'm thinking that there is a reason that they don't monkey with heads in
that condition.

Have you tried Medallion Motors or Gordon's for a better set of used ones
that would be better rebuild candidates?

On 11/6/06, Nathaniel Poole <npoole@telus.net> wrote:
>
> The guys at the bug shop tell me that they don't do these heads with the
> dropped valve seat - I have to get new ones. Yet I have heard of other
> shops
> doing this work, so can anybody recommend a reliable VW machine shop that
> knows how to do this kind of work at a reasonable price and located
> preferably in the Pacific northwest? I don't want to drop 400 bucks a head
> into this rig if I can help it.
>
>
> Nathaniel
>

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