OK, so German valves would be better? Is TRW a German valve, or some other.
What sources are specifically German? How about valve guides and valve
retainers or keepers?

John
On Jun 10, 2015 7:27 PM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:

> The heads are better than OEM, but the valves are junk. Have a machine
> shop replace them with German valves and fit them properly. These heads
> have destroyed a lot of freshly rebuilt engines when not upgraded, all good
> rebuilders do this now.  See
> http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=108
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of John Rodgers
> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 5:17 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
>
> Very good to know. Will pass that info along!
>
> John
> On Jun 10, 2015 6:32 PM, "thewestyman" <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:
>
> > The AMC heads have one fault; the valve keepers are loose on the stem,
> > making in time to wear the stem grooves wider and eventually totally
> > useless the valve.  It is worth taking at least a couple out to check
> > if they are still the same lately.
> > And if not, you would need to take them all out and grind off some of
> > the keepers' flats, so they don't touch each other.
> > Zoltan
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: John Rodgers
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 3:10 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
> >
> > In an earlier post I told of someone running my engine hot. Result:
> > gotta have the engine rebuilt. Decided to go all the way with it - all
> > new everything. Pushrods were bent indicating stuck valves from over
> heating.
> > Both heads were cracked beyond any repair so all new AMC heads with
> > new everything are going back on.
> >
> > Right now removal of two piston pins is a problem.  Any suggestions on
> > that. The rebuilder is very good, but this one has him up a stump. I'm
> > sure he will eventually succeed but any suggestions might be of
> > benefit to speed matters along.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
> >
>
>