[T2] Valve seats

[Al Brase]

I wouldn't trust your local machine shop unless they had prior experience
with VW heads. Type 4 are even more sensitive to good installation
technique as they seem to fail often.

On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 11:45 AM, c.dreike <c.dreike at verizon.net> wrote:

> I would call around to some automotive machine shops and ask if they have
> the tooling to rebuild aircooled VW heads. Reconditioning valve seats is a
> common operation and many shops should be able to do a quality job.
>
> Chris
> 64DD Kamper Kit
>
>
> On 4/23/2018 7:44 AM, Bob Perring wrote:
>
>> Has anybody here had personal experience,
>> or know of a source for precision work -  for replacing valve seats in a
>> type 1 head?
>> re:
>> 1600 CC Dual Port,
>> Stock valve sizes,
>> Original head manufacturer = unknown (probably Brazil),
>> Current mileage estimate on heads = 30K.
>> 1.
>> Can I do this myself with good results,
>> or should I ship the heads off to a reputable machine shop that does such
>> work ?
>> 2.
>> Where can I still buy quality product heads, if necessary ?
>>
>> Thanx,
>> Bob Perring
>>
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