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> First of many...., i felt sick afterwards....
dlo914
post Jan 29 2005, 01:26 PM
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last night i decided it had come for the time to adjust the valves on the 14. started around 9pm and finished 3 long painful hours later from being underneath my German bitch. And since i was down there i changed her oil for the first time since i brought her home. Didn't wanna test her out last cuz i for sure would've woken up the whole town, but this morning turned her on and SUCCESS (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) she pures like a cheetah (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post Jan 29 2005, 01:33 PM
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now i know what you guys all meant about "busting some knuckles" on this particular task. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif)
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post Jan 29 2005, 03:22 PM
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The heat exchangers in my opinion are what makes it such a bitch. I put headers on, and now it is easy to access the valves without having to hyperextend your joints. First time always takes the longest, pretty soon, it will take you 20 minutes to do the job
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post Jan 29 2005, 04:06 PM
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First time I did mine I though no problem, this will be just like my 74 VW Bus.

WRONG, those f'in HE's do get in the way.
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post Jan 29 2005, 04:31 PM
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hehe . . . DO THEY EVER!!! i wanted to just uninstall the HE's and just go at instead, then i thought about the time it would take to reinstall them, and it was late. My neck and abs were getting a good workout. Boy, does this fourteener work me harder than my gf does in the sack (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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post Jan 29 2005, 04:39 PM
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A Tangerine header gives you plenty of room! LOL
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post Jan 29 2005, 06:42 PM
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The HE's are were you put your tools while you are working....

At least I do.

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post Jan 29 2005, 07:27 PM
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QUOTE (r_towle @ Jan 29 2005, 04:42 PM)
The HE's are were you put your tools while you are working....

At least I do.

Rich

exactly what i was doing toward the end....
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post Jan 29 2005, 07:29 PM
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Don't forget to remove the tools before you take off...

"wassat?"

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post Jan 29 2005, 07:32 PM
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haha.....but on a sour note im now leaking a decent amount of oil seems like it's coming from the driver-side valve cover, and it's dripping onto the HE and causing a smoke-out.
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post Jan 29 2005, 07:33 PM
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I have better luck reusing the same gaskets once.


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post Jan 29 2005, 07:37 PM
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yea...i went with new gaskets imma double check the gasket on the PS tonight when the car cools down...o and i didnt use any gasket sealer cuz i was told it wasnt necessary.
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post Jan 29 2005, 07:39 PM
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wrong. you always want the best possible seal, because it sucks to have smoke comming of the heat exchangers
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post Jan 29 2005, 07:42 PM
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QUOTE (jd74914 @ Jan 29 2005, 05:39 PM)
wrong. you always want the best possible seal, because it sucks to have smoke comming of the heat exchangers

what would you suggest as a sealant that's easy to remove later on for the next valve job?
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post Jan 29 2005, 07:44 PM
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you want to see some HE's in the way try a 75/76 HE setup.

what i found works great for closing things up tight. get some spray copper sealant, spray the gasket, let is sit for a minute or 2 then stick it to the head. this prevents it from shifting out of place
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post Jan 29 2005, 07:45 PM
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thanks scott...
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post Jan 29 2005, 07:58 PM
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QUOTE (Jake Raby @ Jan 29 2005, 03:39 PM)
A Tangerine header gives you plenty of room! LOL

but would it give us the heat we need here in the PNW when we drive on cold sunny dayz??? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)

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post Jan 29 2005, 10:04 PM
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QUOTE (dlo914 @ Jan 29 2005, 05:32 PM)
but on a sour note im now leaking a decent amount of oil seems like it's coming from the driver-side valve cover, and it's dripping onto the HE and causing a smoke-out.

just pull down on the cover. i bet it's not seated right!

oh, and make sure the VW logo is upside-down ...
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post Jan 29 2005, 10:20 PM
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yup -- what andy said -- pull down that cover to it's lowest possible position. they typically leak from the top.
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post Jan 31 2005, 04:53 AM
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I put sealant only on the cover to hold the seal in place. Ive seen a mod that welded in a thin plate to keep the seal in place no sucking in.
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