[Vwdiesel] Valvetrain advice

[Bryan Belman]

Sorry, no time to read this entire thread.Is someone in need of a 1.9NA or TD head.I have a almost new head from a 1.9TD AAZ with D shaped intake ports.IT is for sale.$325 plus shipping.
I have pics, it is in very good conditionLet me know if you need it.I have pictures to send if interested. 
Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD BEW, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)04 Golf TDI PD BEW, 100hp, 5sp Tiptronic Auto -- running :<)82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA 1Y -- running :<)70 Type 1 Beetle -- Running on the road now:-)
      From: Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann at gmail.com>
 To: Robert Downes <bobdownes at gmail.com> 
Cc: VW Diesel Group <vwdiesel at vwfans.com> 
 Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2015 5:09 PM
 Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Valvetrain advice
   
About how much is this head job going to cost? I know VW is wanting nearly
$60.00 a valve. I purchased a new complete kolbenschmidt AAZ head from
www.boraparts.com for $900.00.
On Oct 7, 2015 3:39 PM, "Robert Downes" <bobdownes at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Folks! though i rarely take part in these discussions, i've been a
> subscriber to this list for a long time and have a great respect for the
> spirit of community brought by some of you here. i find this community to
> be one of the biggest perks of owning these cars and i'm keenly aware of
> how much i've learned reading this list in particular.
>
> Thanks A Lot!!
>
> And now, the point: I have a 1.9D (1y) engine in my '81 caddy. great
> engine, i've never regretted putting it in. i got it for a good price with
> unknown miles and have gotten my money's worth out of it but the
> noisy/smoky valvetrain finally got bad enough and the timing in my life got
> good enough that i recently converted my head into an organized pile of
> bits. i have pretty good help here from a machinist with with space and
> tools to loan but i'm having trouble finding complete information online to
> help me evaluate my parts and determine exactly how far i need to go.
>
> i definitely need new guides, and those are readily available. this head
> has the older, 8mm valves and i also have a source for a set of those.
>
> the seats and valve surfaces are clean and shiny, but are visibly worn out
> of shape (from the worn guides?)
>
> my questions are,
> --i have access to seat grinding tools and help from a machinist to grind
> the valves flat. how can i determine whether the wear is too much? that is,
> what is the range of self-adjustment of the hydraulic lifters and is there
> an established baseline to measure from?
>
> --i've seen some nonspecific recommendations against reworking these
> valves. my valve stems are not worn measurably (the dia. is consistent to
> .0005" over their length) and i'd love to avoid buying a new set. how
> foolish would it be to grind them? if the answer is not very, what angle
> differential  with the seat is normal?
>
> --i have a proper drift for removal/installation of the guides, and an idea
> of how to go about that job, but I WELCOME any tips that any of you might
> have to ease this part of the work. also, the guide reamer i have is the
> adjustable variety. is there a target value to ream these to? i've found no
> info except to use the vw reaming tool. my best guess is to go until there
> is a small amount of 'rock' via the guide wear test in the bentley manual,
> but much less than the 1.3mm max. ???
>
> I hope that's reasonably clear. Thank you in advance for the help, and in
> return i promise to get a little more active and help field some questions
> that are within my sphere!
>
> with Gratitude
> -Bob
> Port Townsend, Wa
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