How I ADJUST VALVES VW Flat 4 type 1 engine 

Thanks Mike. Good to know since I to travel about a hundred miles to the closest vw wrench. Pretty rare guys around here.

Great info. I've always been good about lashing the valves. I haven't been good about torquing the heads... Gotta add that to the checklist.

Always good information, love these info videos man , even if I’ve see them before you can never stop learning. Thank you .

I called my old boss and he corrected me on one item. You should also turn your valve train over and look at the rockers to see if the adjuster is wearing through the case hardened tip. The tip on there should not be pitted or worn through. Only the tip of the adjuster is case hardened. once they wear thorough the adjuster should be replaced. and YES HEAD BOLTS COME LOOSE........They do this because air cooled engines run hotter than water cooled engines. and the constant heat change from hot to cold causes this to happen. very important to check the torque on those bolts. We used to have customers come in with loose heads. and usually once they got loose they were buying an engine because of the hammering of the head on the studs. This could cause case savers to pull. Today with cases being so expensive and the cost of a rebuild as high as it is best to check those torques. Head temps over 300 degrees is normal on a VW so they come loose. Beware.

Great video! I’ll be checking the torque from now on … didn’t know that was a thing!

LOL! "this right here...is a torque wrench"🤣

My late father was a Volkswagen mechanic at Volkswagen and service manager at western Pennsylvania vw dealership he went by the factory service manual also used the greenbbook with out guess work.

Ya might want to mention there are different notch marks cut into pullys that are for different degrees BTDC. Not every motor/distributor is to be timed at that first V notch. Some are even timed ATDC in the later "smog" era cars. People should get hold of the book "WITHOUT GUESS WORK" for all the minutia. Also, I did not hear you say adjust them COLD...maybe you did. Lastly, I always make sure the rocker is tight against the pushrod. I've had them stick where I thought it was supposed to be, but the rocker was not all the way at the end of its arc. The adjustment I made was incorrect and way too loose.

Are you doing this with the engine warm or cold?

Mike I think you're an awesome dude and extremely knowledgeable about VWs but this one time I have to disagree. I have never in my life ever had to retorque heads on anything I personally built.