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Subject:nasty AMC exhaust valve, photos here
From:Paul Guzyk <paullist08@GUZYK.COM>
Date:Sat, 23 May 2009 22:27:51 -0400
Instead of going camping this weekend, I decided to work on one my vans with a stuck engine (silly me).

Pulled engine, noticed two AMC heads installed by a previous owner.

Pulled #1,2 head, noticed this fun stuff inside; #2 exhaust valve was broken off and banging around inside the cylinder.  I guess that is why the engine would not turn :)

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/baboonia/vanagon/vwvalve1.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/baboonia/vanagon/vwvalve2.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/baboonia/vanagon/vwvalve3.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/baboonia/vanagon/vwvalve4.jpg

Perhaps this is why everyone says when you use AMC heads -- you should install better exhaust valves than the ones that come from AMC?
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