[Vwdiesel] NA exhaust valves for a TD head?
Shawn Wright
swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca
Wed Apr 6 10:54:52 EDT 2005
On 6 Apr 2005 at 10:38, LBaird119 at aol.com <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:
> Is there a stamping on the valve that would tell me what type the valve is.
>
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> Only soduim filled valves I've ever seen had notably large diameter
> stems.
> Difference I've seen in TD vs NA valves is a coating on the combustion
> face. Kinda gray and rough, no dimples as I recall.
Mine are black and rough... but the intake cleaned up easily with lacquer
thinner. Perhaps I should scrub the exhaust a bit more to see what the
finish is? I might take the head to JB machine today, but I will ask them
about how to ID the valve type first.
Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta D
'88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed
'82 Diesel Westy
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