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See what I can do to post "meaningful" pics. Can't see the valve stems as they are still in the head and closed now. Tapped on the stuck one and it dropped in. Suppose it could be bent too, since it was out. Re-build seems to be cheaper, but will take longer and "should" last longer. Can't buy these motors anymore, unless you're getting a used one... But there are no low mileage CDI motors to be had it seems, unless you're SUPER lucky. There are rebuilders, but these cars don't have the value to support it. I suspect the valve became stuck due to the high amount of oil in my intake causing carbon build up. Glow plugs were caked with crap too. No one has ever been able to tell me how much oil is "normal" on these cars to have in the intake. But there is a LOT it seems, way more than just vapor I'd say. I was getting about 1/2 liter per oil change that went through the intake. Leaning towards buying this kit, link below, as the cylinder bores visually look ok. But going to "mic" them to ensure there isn't excessive wear, oval-ing or tapering first. https://www.smart-ersatzteile.com/epages/61935289.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61935289/Products/101798450an