[Vwdiesel] Head/Valve work question

[mark shepherd]

 Sorry Dave, it is the cam followers that should be able to be spun with 
finger tip, when off cam. If they won't then either they are binding, or 
there is no gap, and at worst valve may not be shutting....

Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Cook" <davevw at yahoo.com>
To: "VW Diesel Group" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Head/Valve work question



Mark: I'm not sure I understand what you are saying here.  Could you please 
elaborate?

James:  Unfortunately, I had the cam off when I delivered the head, and the 
guy had the followers out before he noticed the "grooves" or at least he 
couldn't tell me for sure which ones were not rotating.  Is the "nose" of 
the cam just the pointy bit that pushed down on the valve to open it?  Or 
should that be rounded off or something to make the follower rotate?


Dave Cook


--- On Tue, 5/24/11, mark shepherd <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

> From: mark shepherd <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Head/Valve work question
> To: "vw fans" <Vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 9:27 AM
> Also simply try moving with
> finger with cams TDC exhaust stroke
>
> Mark
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Hansen" <jhsg at sasktel.net>
> To: "'Dave Cook'" <davevw at yahoo.com>;
> "'VW Diesel Group'" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 9:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Head/Valve work question
>
>
>
> Be certain that your cam isn't also flat Dave. The nose of
> the cam should
> have some slope to it, so as to rotate the parts
> below. A lot of times if
> things stop turning, it's because the cam is worn, and is
> flat on the nose.
> Compare the lobes that have turning bits to those that have
> grooved
> followers.
> -james
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com
> [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Dave Cook
> Sent: May-23-11 9:54 PM
> To: VW Diesel Group
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Head/Valve work question
>
> I don't think they were "clacky" I never heard anything
> unusual with the
> engine running, and I have spent a lot of time driving the
> car and riding in
> it.
>
> So maybe just replace the two...?
>
> Dave Cook
>
> --- On Tue, 5/24/11, LBaird119 at aol.com
> <LBaird119 at aol.com>
> wrote:
>
> From: LBaird119 at aol.com
> <LBaird119 at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: Head/Valve work question
> To: davevw at yahoo.com
> Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 1:45 AM
>
> Ouch! I've only replaced broken or clacky ones. Clacky I've
> learned, if
> there are
>
> more than one or two, replace them all! Broken, just the
> broken ones. I'd
> classify
>
> yours as "broken" and probably just replace the problem
> ones, unless there's
> an
>
> issue and they TEND to go bad, then do them all. There's
> always that really
> cheap
>
> vw parts guy... proth? Chinese but some of that is ok.
>
> Loren
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