Hi all
In furthere stripping of my 75, I found that one cylinder has not been sitting right on the head because one can tell that this is where it must have lost compression. When I did a compression test, I found that cylinder lacking so now it makes perfect sense. The mounting nuts/studs withstood the mounting torque, so it wasn't due to a loose mounting nut.
My question is would it be best to just get the head machined or replaced? I've seen original German heads and cylinders for sale and was wondering if buying them is just a better option since machining comes at a cost, not everyone can do VWAC heads and most of the time you have to ship the hardware to get it done. Pricewise, it is almost a wash and there's nothing like shiny new hardware. :) Does this make sense or is it best to stick with the original equipment in this case?
Also, if I don't replace the cylinders, since I got the cylinders/pistons off is it just a good practice to replace the rings? They look good but it would be easy to do now, right?
Thanks, guys! Remco