Well I finally got to the heart of the matter.

Bottom line for those who don't want all the
gory details of how I got there.

Intake valve #3, valve seat is mashed INTO the head.

I guess it makes up for the valve
seat that worked itself OUT last time.  Nice
even mashing, everything looks good, except
that the valve seat is deeper into the head.
Looking through the intake port I can see
metal deformed from the movement of the seat
that is not evident in #4.

Is this a rebuildable head?  Remove seat, weld,
machine, install seat, or is it junk.  I haven't heard
a follow-up to the one negative comment on AVP
yet, so am aiming there (it's local for me).

With 70K mileage, I assume that I should do
the right head also.

I have the heads from the 'other' '80 Westi
that I can use for cores.  Shoulda, woulda,
coulda had them rebuilt already as spares and
be on the road by now.  Will this time.

Unknown mileage on the 'other' bus's heads.

Comments regarding the removal of heads
in a Vanagon WITHOUT dropping engine:
(no bench on which to place engine, nor
garage to place engine either)
[well, I have garage, but jammed to the rafters]

Contrary to immediate evidence and staring
at the engine, the right side is easier than
the left.  I had to remove the fan housing
to get to the bit of tin in front of the oil cooler
to allow removal of the head.  One end of
that tin is between the engine case and cylinder
and the other is on the outer side of the head.

I am very familiar with the right side removal,
this is the first time for the left side.
I didn't check the available 'net resources
prior to doing it, so don't know if it's out there.
Would those in the know, please check.
If articles are NOT out there, I'll gladly
write something up.

- Jeff   Iwanna21/23windowsunroofDeluxe!
'80 Westi(2)   '67 Sqbk   '64 Ford Crewcab
'87 Subaru 4WD (4 Sale NOT)   '97 Nissan Quest
Grass Valley, California, USA
Jeffrey.Carver@Aerojet.com