big valve head I.D.

[pbureau@attbi.com (pbureau@attbi.com)]

sorry to disagree rick, I have 2 85 at home with solid 
lifters JH engines in them from factory.

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ATS - Patrick Bureau
1985 8v Euro GTX 3A/JH Project
(show car)
1985 8v Euro GT Project (Daily Drive)
http://www.longcoeur.com/scirocco/
http://www.texassciroccoteam.org/
> The last year of the solid lifter head, JH motor, was my year, 1984. The number 
> on the head is 026 103 373 H. 
> Rick Kellner
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Anson Clement 
>   To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
>   Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 9:26 PM
>   Subject: Re: big valve head I.D.
> 
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>   I was in a frightfull hurry assembling the car so I don't recall how the 
> valves looked and failed to take photos. I do know that it has shim type 
> lifters. Does anyone know how to determine the head type by the casting numbers? 
> Someone with a stock JH run out to the garage and write their numbers down for 
> me will ya?
> 
>   thanx Ass-non 86 8v
> 
>   >Well Anson. 
>   >Do you have any photos of you putting it together? 
>   >Do you remember if the valves looked approximately the same size? 
>   >(if so not big valve -- small valve) 
>   >did you do a valve Shim adjustment... that would mean you have mech 
>   >lifters? 
>   >there is another combinations. 
>   >38mm valves (not 40mm) and hydro lifters. but that would be a GX head. 
>   >brian 
>   >2.0L 8v ABA + GX head. Topless Bunny 
>   > 
>   > 
>   >On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Anson Clement wrote: 
>   > 
>   > > Guess what time it is folks! Yup that's right! Time for Anson's daily 
>   > > stupid scirocco question. 
>   > > For those of you who are new here I'll explain how it works, first Anson 
>   > > asks an immensely stupid question then you, the audience gets to hose him 
>   > > down with gasoline and light him on fire! 
>   > > Uh yea so here goes the question, how do you, or I for that matter 
>   > > identify a big valve solid lifter head? I suspect that the head on my sad 
>   > > old scirocco may be of the small valve sort. 
>   > > Here are the casting numbers 
>   > > 
>   > > 026 103 373 H 
>   > > 
>   > > I did assemble the engine myself but at the time I did'nt know there were 
>   > > different valve sizes, yup thats correct I used to be even more ignorant 
>   > > than I am today. 
>   > > 
>   > > Tenk you veddy much 
>   > > 
>   > > Anson 86 8v 
>   > > 
>   > > 
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