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[vanagon] ceramic caotings/corrosion
Historical mailing list
Wed, 29 May 1996 11:48:51 -0300 (ADT)
...Mechanic near me fixes head, 7 vans, 14 heads so far, using JBWeld as sealant over pitted surfaces. No recalls, first one has done...
Re: CV joint theory: long
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 19 Mar 2005 01:15:20 -0600
...Burned, brassed, pitted, >deformed, and looking like they almost were ready to melt, I knew I was >fixing the problem. I bagged the whole...
Re: What damage to expect when waterpump blows?
Historical mailing list - Benoit
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:38:21 -0400
...30 heads in my shop, none have cracks! yes, they have pitted >> surface, dead valve seat, burned valve, dammage combustion >> chamber.... but >> NO Crack...
Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Mon, 6 Apr 2020 16:48:52 -0400
...If the steel pipes on engine are not heavily > > pitted (thin at spots) from corrosion, strip and paint them, if > > needed. I used a...
Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:36:47 -0700
...Fast alternator brush wear is almost always caused by burned or >>> pitted commutator rings. >>> >>> Did you check them when you replaced the regulator or...
Re: drips of antifreeze off head
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:56:06 -0800
...I've seen some terribly pitted cylinder heads. and they are not like a normal headcylinder head in which you can just have the...
Re: alternator blues
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Tue, 04 Feb 1997 21:34:35 -0800
...If the end of the brushes are deeply pitted or grooved, forget replacing the regulator, get another alternator, because the slip ring/commutator they...
Re: Blus Star-Real or Not?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:49:30 -0700
...I have a 2.1 case that's pitted at the water pump face.. that crank and rods could go into one of my...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 14 May 2012 16:23:56 -0700
...sealing surface on the > bottom side of each head is not pitted or corroded .. > though you have to have the heads off for that...
Re: Head leak again.... What next?
Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:01:51 -0500
...New heads vs old heads, if the old ones are not cracked or pitted beyond reasonable reuse use them otherwise it's better to...
Re: Headlights
Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
Wed, 3 Sep 2014 12:49:37 -0600
...The >> first problem you have is that you existing headlight assembles are shot. >> The lenses are pitted on the outside from road stuff and...
Re: Brake line corrosion - repair?
Historical mailing list - dave
Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:30:08 -0700
Uhm, if the rust is pitted, you probably want to replace the line, or at least take it to a brake specialist if that...
Re: Syncro fool sender ...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:26:41 -0400
...Seriously, the 8 little bolts pertruding out of the tank and tank ring are so pitted and crusty that you cannot even make that...
Re: oxygen sensor
Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
Tue, 9 Dec 2003 21:00:34 -0800
...sensor after the catalytic converter on a 99 golf? mine >was pitted on the first couple of digits so i can't make out...
Re: CV Joints
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Sun, 27 Apr 2014 17:43:50 -0400
...I found them significantly galled and pitted. If fact, they were worse than the ones that had acted up in '96. I put the...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 16:01:07 -0700
...problem has not been left so long that the head seals (inners) > or the tops of the cylinders have burned or pitted away. > > Dennis > > > >
Re: Question of VIN and misc. sundries
Historical mailing list - John Clemens
Sun, 18 Mar 2001 15:37:37 -0800
...I'd like to use this crank, reground > cam, FGA big-valve heads (both mine are cracked and pitted, and I don't 'do...
'72 Westie engine teardown
Historical mailing list - Randall Carpenter
Tue, 9 Jul 96 18:50:29 -0500
...I pull the heads and they actually don't look too bad, #3 looks a little pitted. Well since I'm this far, pull...
Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Tue, 5 Feb 2013 23:44:01 -0800
...If the contacts are pitted and dull there probably is a lot of resistance and that causes high heat. With my old Scirocco, the...
Re: leakdown test
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:32:38 -0400
...lately, cam are pitted, and that another newer problem, in the last 3 core i had to open, center camshaft bearing where shot. this...
My heads leak!
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Mon, 3 Mar 2003 11:12:06 -0800
...If you wait too long particularly with the caustic phosphate salts the head will be too pitted and corroded to use. Take home lesson...
Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair (Bill Knight)
Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
Tue, 31 Mar 1998 12:22:11 -0700
...If you are really trying to do preventative maintenance, and if > your heads are pitted, have someone grind out the pits and fill them...
Re: Tempurature
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Wed, 8 May 2002 20:23:08 -0400
...not an opinion. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>The worse pitted head are again the VW!!! Sometime the VW head is not <DIV...
Re: Advice on how much my van is worth...
Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 12:32:41 -0800
...Original, has a crack in the middle and it moderately pitted Body: Took a blow to the driver side pillar from fallen over tree...
Re: Brush painting questions
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 17 Jan 2001 13:35:03 -0500
...These leave a wet paint surface covered with tiny, closely and evenly spaced bubbles --- which pop to leave a pitted surface flows together (yet...
## 1998 head gasket failure survey results
Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
Sun, 14 Oct 2001 15:10:04 -0700
...I get the feeling that head gasket replacement is still a major operation (because the heads are usually pitted too) and requires carefull alignment...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 14 May 2012 17:48:13 -0700
...sealing surface on the >> bottom side of each head is not pitted or corroded .. >> though you have to have the heads off for that...
Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 14:58:56 -0400
...I could clearly see the >> space between the two valves having a indentation bridging them and >> the surface areas were very badly pitted. >> >> I...
Re: BA6 & DA6 aux heaters
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 09:42:30 -0700
...Several were pitted on > the ends were the hose was covering. I wire-brushed all of them and used > some JB-Weld to fill...
Re: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:58:17 -0500
...that i have a video of this one!!!), the cam was pitted like hell and the small end bushing were craked), so you have...
Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:17:18 -0600
...TIG welding the pitted areas is probably the best repair method. I know a little about fixing heads, too. Often, while heating up the...
Re: Nytrogen and tires
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 07:12:45 -0700
...as Max mentions, my original 14" steel wheels have rusted and pitted > enough to lose pressure too often. Fortunately my friendly local tire shop...
Re: Engine Interrupted. Any Ideas, Please?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:42:17 -0700
...it was. > New coil fixed that one. > it also had slightly pitted points, and a bit much side shaft play in the > distributor shaft...
Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Mon, 6 Apr 2009 11:41:17 -0700
...I could clearly see the space between the two valves having a indentation bridging them and the surface areas were very badly pitted. I...
Another winter's sojourn without any drama....
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:08:04 -0700
...on the rear for slick conditions...I also replaced my very pitted and cracked windshield this winter and that was a huge improvement, since...
Re: CV joints...condition?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:29:58 -0500
...So, put the discolored, but otherwise un-pitted CV's back in temporary service until you've got the money to buy rebuilt half...
Re: drips of antifreeze off head
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 1 Jan 2013 15:22:30 -0800
...56 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >>>> I've seen some terribly pitted cylinder heads. >>>> and they are not like a normal headcylinder head in...
Re: Oil changing engine damage
Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
Fri, 1 Dec 2000 08:13:16 +1100
...weather??? Is Redline mixable? And one more thing, my rotor is pitted after only 5,000 miles. Isn't that unusual? I was misfiring...
Re: Vanagon running rough
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 9 Jan 2005 18:17:40 -0500
...I have seen no evidence of water or oil leaks. (so I'm praying it's not pitted heads). I've searched through every...
Re: Broken Head Stud
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sun, 26 Dec 2004 11:52:58 -0500
...A pitted studs is more likely to brake when you attempt to torque or unscrew it so this can be tricky. I have a...
Re: WBX Recommendations Sought
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 29 May 2014 10:01:05 -0700
...The coolant will have depleted all its anticorrosion additives and the studs will likely be rusty and pitted, along with the jugs. Heads corroded...
Re: Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Fri, 7 Mar 2014 06:30:44 -0800
...It may be pitted too. I've sometimes made the mistake of putting too much grease in the rear bushing. That has then caused...
Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:02:47 -0700
...I could clearly see the >> space between the two valves having a indentation bridging them and >> the surface areas were very badly pitted. >> >> I...
Re: What damage to expect when waterpump blows?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:41:44 -0700
...30 heads in my shop, none have cracks! yes, they have pitted > surface, dead valve seat, burned valve, dammage combustion chamber.... but > NO Crack...
Re: Leaking Heads?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Nov 1997 16:31:42 -0800
...2) have heads removed and hope that the heads are not pitted or corroded so all you need is gaskets. From what I hear...
Re: Broken Head Stud
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sun, 26 Dec 2004 14:00:45 -0800
...At the > very least, I think I'll pull the head and see how pitted both it and the > studs are. If it's...
Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 18 Jan 2005 13:14:05 -0600
...Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique > > > >I wound up doing the JB thing to my pitted heads after the machine shop had > > taken them...
Re: Headlights
Historical mailing list - Rob
Wed, 3 Sep 2014 12:18:25 -0700
...The >>> first problem you have is that you existing headlight assembles are shot. >>> The lenses are pitted on the outside from road stuff and...
Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 6 May 2010 11:01:02 -0700
...I have seen so many pitted waterboxer heads, alunuinum crusty powder under hoses on aluminum pipe nipples, rotted away aluminum thermostat covers ...etc. etc...
Head Corrosion prevention Discussion
Historical mailing list - mark keller
Fri, 12 Dec 1997 05:34:37 -0400
...There were about five pitted craters, .1mm deep x .2mm across, in random areas. On one head the corrosion seemed wider, but not any...
Re: Head gasket replacement cost
Historical mailing list - Eric Small
Tue, 30 May 2000 23:50:17 EDT
...If it is pitted or eroded at all you will need new heads unless you have access to a creative mechanic/machine shop or...
Re: A Day of Vanagon- Seam Rust repair/auto paint
Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
Mon, 7 Jan 2008 16:57:56 -0800
...I ground it down to > shiny (but in parts pitted) bare metal, so far no > holes. I'm then going to > hopefully come back...
Re: blown head gasket
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 9 Aug 2000 18:48:22 -0700
...If the head's not badly pitted and all else looks OK in there, it should be around $600 or so (least that's...
Re: 81 Vanagon Type 4 Motor Timing
Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
Thu, 9 Apr 2020 09:35:42 -0400
...All > good news. > > The points I removed were pitted but probably serviceable if filed but the > rubbing block was notably worn compared to the...
Re: CV Joint ?
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 3 Jun 2011 14:25:41 +0000
...year ago for re-greasing and the balls were blue and pitted (no comments here) So I put the wheel back on and lifted...
a new list vendor
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Mon, 28 Jan 2002 09:34:34 -0800
...4 hubcaps $ 20.00 > t-3 l/outside mirror [arm is pitted] $10.00 > t-3 70-73 door handles and rear latch lock...
Re: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:18:12 -0800
...The head were > pitted, i use a Dupont Aluminum cleaner in 2 parts, > let it soak for 1 night, > believe me, there is no...
Re: Vanagon running rough
Historical mailing list - two.tone.tool.box
Sun, 9 Jan 2005 20:35:47 -0800
...I have seen no evidence of water or oil leaks. (so I'm > praying it's not pitted heads). > I've searched through every...
85 - Bucking and misfiring
Historical mailing list - WVVW
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:29:50 -0400
...The only thing I came up with was that the rotor was pitted and the fuel filter was a little gunky. I went ahead...
Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:33:16 -0400
...permatex etc...) See the condition first? See if the heads are pitted out? If so get new heads? If I need new heads who...