Found the problem

Yeah, that spark plug looks a little fouled

Anybody do a cheap valve replacement job

Doodle Bugg won't do it for you?

Haven't talked to him.

Might try him

The set he rebuilt for me turned out super nice

If I can get that valve replaced and just do my connecting rods as some are past the murrs guide so. Replace those and just that valve will save me a penny and can get jack back out on the road ASAP. Miss not driving the bug in this warm weather

I would build both heads

Both. Ok just too match them. Sounds like a good idea. Called doodle and left a message

replace all of the valves. not too expensive. and if you have an oven, and a can of liquid nitrogen, you can do the valve guides yourself. not hard, i've done it a few times. i just used a 1/4 extension (the fat part), to pound them out. to install i just froze the guides in the freezer overnight, and when i was ready, i put the heads in the oven, and crank that bitch as high as it will go, and as soon as you take the heads out, give the guides a quick spray of nitrogen, and put the guides in. some light tapping and they go right in.

hey i know that doodle bugg