8v Valve stem seals

[desinor at sympatico.ca (Jean-Claude Desinor)]

   Only that my 77 Rabbit was part of the recall, and they replaced the 
head.

	Jean-Claude

Karl Krupke a ?crit :
> Hi list,
>    I'm trying to find information on a factory defect VW had in the late 
> '70's, it was on the 8v in '78 I think.
>    As I recall, the problem was the factory valve stem seals were too 
> good, didn't allow any lubrication at all to the valve guides. So the 
> guides failed early. There was a quiet "recall", nothing dramatic.
>    For a while there was a "new" good type seal, and an "old" bad seal.
>    Anybody else know anything about this issue?
> 
> Karl