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Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 4 Oct 2012 13:14:16 -0500
...This is the most important gasket sealing area. The > top o-ring is just there to keep coolant out of that space. The top...
Re: head repair and water pump
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Fri, 20 Jun 2003 06:11:34 +0000
...This will lead to premature failure of the original sealing agent. Check your Bentley; there are very few mistakes (none of which apply to...
Re: Lubing CV Joints, Struck Oil... more questions
Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 15:53:42 -0800
...wavy spring washer" inside/behind the cap- are these part of sealing at the flanges, and thus should be replaced as well? (which may...
Re; Heads leaking, and aluminum sealer
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Sun, 9 Jun 2002 07:25:17 -0500
...What was worse was what was out of sight! The metal sealing rings at the top of the sleeves were letting coolant into the...
Re: leaking cap nut? 1.9er
Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
Fri, 27 Oct 2017 08:40:03 -0400
...the combustion chamber in a way that will destroy the pistons, rings, and cylinders. Slow leaks also destroy the engine bearings even before you...
Re: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 20 Feb 2001 02:43:48 EST
...The FoMoCo plug and mating connector are water sealed with an O-ring and anticorrosion grease inside (in response to a water sealing comment...
Re: Mystery oil leak on 2.1 please help with ideas
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Tue, 1 Jun 2004 07:49:27 -0400
...I use a scratch brush to prep the > sealing surfaces of the case half's and run a file over the surface to check...
Re: 1700 Type IV head gaskets & Aluminum cars
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Mon, 13 Nov 95 11:15:03 PST
...I'd say replace the sealing rings. The seal is formed when this soft piece of metal is squeezed between two harder ones, conforming...
Re: sealing compound, need help
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Tue, 14 Oct 1997 01:26:24 UT
...the rubber head gasket? The head nuts? Are the cylinder o-rings installed dry? When bentley calls for akd 456 000 01,amv 188...
The Head is Off, Assume Cracked?
Historical mailing list - Paul Smith
Mon, 7 Apr 2014 10:45:20 -0400
...The sealing o-ring at the top of the front cylinder looked damaged (or deteriorated) compared to the same o-ring on the rear...
Re: The Vanille Shake Syndrome
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 9 Dec 2011 23:56:41 -0800
...there's a copper sealing ring ....make sure that's on. Clean contacts as suggested. you can measure the resistance of your old and...
Re: I have a dificult one (Very thecnical/Aircooled) NVCBBC
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Sat, 20 Nov 2004 01:48:07 -0500
...regard > of a valves adjustment on an engine that am re-sealing!!! > > Here is the deal, it all began when we thought (customer and...
Re: Check Compression: Warm or cold engine?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 12 May 2003 19:40:28 -0700
...Case of the chilled shrunken steel ball/ heated expanded steel ring experiment from high school physics. The mix of the steel (plug) and the...
Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sun, 27 Feb 2005 19:37:18 -0500
...In any > event, the problem I'm sure will be found to be combustion leaking past > the > cylinder sealing ring[s] where they meet...
Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
Wed, 4 Jan 2006 17:25:28 -0800
...the sealing >surface) so I have a freshly machined replacement from AVP to replace it >with. Needless to say the O ring was replaced...
Re: Coolant mystery
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 17 Jun 2016 22:12:03 +0000
...head gasket additive. > > If your system is pressurizing from a leaking sealing ring at the > cylinder/head interface, it's rebuild time. But that...
Re: When & why replace heads? A Friday Dennis Discussion.
Historical mailing list - John T
Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:01:36 -0400
...I pulled the heads, > replaced the one valve, removed the liners and replaced the rings. Now at > 297K and running strong. Usage has dropped...
Re: I have a dificult one (Very thecnical/Aircooled) NVCBBC
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sat, 20 Nov 2004 11:41:20 -0700
...regard > of a valves adjustment on an engine that am re-sealing!!! > > Here is the deal, it all began when we thought (customer and...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 4 Oct 2012 18:09:33 -0700
...cylinders really clean. > This is the most important gasket sealing area. The top o-ring is just > there to keep coolant out of that...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
Wed, 14 Oct 2015 01:36:23 -0600
...wondering if it's burning coolant, but in my experience failed sealing > rings in Vanagons lead to over pressurization of the system, and that...
Re: Battery almost disaster
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 23 Aug 2014 16:51:30 -0400
The smaller wire with the ring connector is not a addition but original as it has its own opening in the battery compartment and...
Re: Ok to use one AMC head and one German head?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:22:32 -0700
...the distance from where the sealing rings sit in the combustion chamber and they water gasket surface .. that distance has to be about right...
Re: Daily Update On My Injectors
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:44:44 -0800
...Not 'latent air ' ..........it's exhaust gases getting into the cooling system at the sealing rings and green o-ring at the top of...
Re: Serious brake question
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 25 Nov 2001 11:57:45 -0600
...Possibly the sealing ring on the master cylinder slipped and got pinched. There is an outside chance that you got a defective part. Type...
Re: Mystery oil leak on 2.1 please help with ideas
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Tue, 1 Jun 2004 06:08:03 -0700
...I use a scratch brush to prep the > sealing surfaces of the case half's and run a file over the surface to check...
Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:29:58 -0700
...But.......the sealing there is mickey mouse. The next 'seal' is the green o-rings. They get hard,, stuck, and even brittle after a...
Re: When & why replace heads? A Friday Dennis Discussion.
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 9 Apr 2023 16:02:51 -0700
...I pulled the heads, > replaced the one valve, removed the liners and replaced the rings. Now at > 297K and running strong. Usage has dropped...
Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
Mon, 2 Jan 2006 23:47:14 -0800
...the sealing surface) so I have a freshly machined replacement from AVP to replace it with. Needless to say the O ring was replaced...
Re: When & why replace heads? A Friday Dennis Discussion.
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 11 Apr 2023 22:16:31 +0000
...At > 248K the exhaust valve for cylinder #2 burned. I pulled the heads, > replaced the one valve, removed the liners and replaced the rings...
Re: Lubing CV Joints, Struck Oil... more questions
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:44:13 -0800
...Next, remove the two phillips head screws that hold the plastic lock ring in place, and remove the lock ring. The seal is now...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:20:08 -0500
...cylinders really clean. > > This is the most important gasket sealing area. The top o-ring is just > > there to keep coolant out of that...
Re: cracked AMC heads question
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:20:48 -0700
...3.7 mm thick. > > > Put the head on temporarily ( with metal sealing rings at the top of > the > > > barrels ) and measure the water gasket...
Re: oil consumption
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:50:58 -0700
...10% was the number > with the conclusion that the rings and valves are sealing well. That leaves > valve guides. They've added product to...
Re: [Syncro] Sealant between transmission and engine?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:19:32 -0400
...Is it practically correct to seal this area? I mean, if there is a leak eiter from engine or transmission sealing ring, how can...
Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Thu, 1 Nov 2007 19:38:58 -0700
...of oil consumption per 600 miles is normal ! Metallurgy and piston ring sealing has come a long way since then. It's all top...
Re: The Head is Off, Assume Cracked?
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Mon, 7 Apr 2014 10:52:03 -0500
...The sealing o-ring at the top of the front cylinder looked > damaged (or deteriorated) compared to the same o-ring on the rear...
Re: I have a dificult one (Very thecnical/Aircooled) NVCBBC
Historical mailing list - Benoit
Sat, 20 Nov 2004 02:03:52 -0500
...regard >>of a valves adjustment on an engine that am re-sealing!!! >> >>Here is the deal, it all began when we thought (customer and...
CIS Experts: engine does not start (long)
Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
Fri, 24 Apr 1998 12:06:58 +0300
...I had to do a piston ring swap on the 5 cylinder because there was too much blue smoke during deacceleration. The sealing of...
Re: When & why replace heads? A Friday Dennis Discussion.
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 9 Apr 2023 20:59:31 -0400
...I pulled the heads, >> replaced the one valve, removed the liners and replaced the rings. Now at >> 297K and running strong. Usage has dropped...
Arrgh!! Do I use the cylinder head shim, or not??
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Wed, 5 May 1999 16:24:45 -0700
...When I bought these AMC heads new, many years ago, the instructions that came with the heads said that the sealing ring or shim...
Re: transmission, small leak fixed
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 1 Jul 2011 14:07:40 -0700
...onto the bare block > of their V-6 engines. > no o-ring, not gasket, > just this very high quality black silicone. > it's about...
Re: Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 4 Jan 2006 20:47:28 -0600
...the >> >> >sealing > > >>surface) so I have a freshly machined replacement from AVP to replace >> >> >it > > >>with. Needless to say the O ring was replaced...
Re: Trans pan gasket
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 12 Mar 2016 07:11:54 -0500
...you could visually inspect the ring and pinion gear teeth faces while the pan is off . check the back-lash , make sure it's...
Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] leaking head gasket ?
Historical mailing list - mike twombley
Wed, 21 Jan 2004 10:06:07 -0800
...It will go 100 and >> get over 45mpg. >> His had rotted out the o-ring on the head so that there was transfer of...
Re: Castrol Hypuron 15W-40 Synthetic Blend?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 14 May 2012 11:58:10 -0700
...seal in compression at the compression rings for example. I would think a clean oil control ring in a clean oil control piston ring...
Re: cracked AMC heads question
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:21:44 -0400
...3.7 mm thick. >>>> Put the head on temporarily ( with metal sealing rings at the top of >> the >>>> barrels ) and measure the water gasket...
Re: quick and dirty head swap-dennis' 2 cents.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 22 May 2013 22:03:26 -0400
...I also use the Hylomar on the green o-rings on top and o-rings at the base of the cylinders. The sealant that...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:48:33 -0700
...cylinders really clean. > This is the most important gasket sealing area. The top o-ring is just > there to keep coolant out of that...
Re: Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 4 Jan 2006 23:46:31 -0700
...the > >> > >> > >sealing > > > > > >>surface) so I have a freshly machined replacement from AVP to replace > >> > >> > >it > > > > > >>with. Needless to say the O ring was replaced...
Re: Head Gasket Repair 91GL
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 8 Dec 2008 12:59:01 -0800
...and that gap between block and bottom of head...........you want to measure that carefully with the head installed with metal rings, but no...
Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:14:11 -0400
...way ...you are asking the heads to seal > > against the metal sealing rings.. > > a very old air-cooled VW design.. > > dating from the 40...
starter solenoid problems (and solution)
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 12:57:04 -0700
...Take some rubber cement and put a healthy bead of it along the sealing ring where the solenoid body meets the cap. Now take...
Re: New oil pump not snug in case
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:09:12 -0400
...I use a scratch brush to prep the > sealing surfaces of the case half's and run a file over the surface to > check...
Re: 89 Bluestar project
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Mon, 3 Feb 2014 05:29:23 -0800
...I have no reason to suspect that the rings > need replacement so I would really like to avoid any loosening or > movement of the...
Re: Lubing CV Joints, Struck Oil... more questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 19:32:46 -0500
...wavy spring washer" inside/behind the cap- are these part of sealing at the flanges, and thus should be replaced as well? (which may...
Re: Leaking Head perment fix ??
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:07:52 -0800
...The 'step distance' between the flat bottom of the head, and where the metal sealing rings sit, in the combustion area, determines how hard...
Re: quick and dirty head swap-dennis' 2 cents.
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 23 May 2013 09:13:38 -0700
...I also use the Hylomar on the green o-rings on top and o-rings at the base of the cylinders. The sealant that...
Re: I have a dificult one (Very thecnical/Aircooled) NVCBBC
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Sun, 21 Nov 2004 23:12:00 -0600
...regard >>of a valves adjustment on an engine that am re-sealing!!! >> >>Here is the deal, it all began when we thought (customer and...
Re: 89 Bluestar project
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Mon, 3 Feb 2014 09:24:57 -0600
...The O-ring at the top of each cylinder needs to be replaced as part of the reseal. > > Stephen > > > > On Sunday, February 2, 2014...
Re: Lubing CV Joints, Struck Oil... more questions
Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 03:47:53 -0800
...wavy spring washer" inside/behind the cap- are these part of sealing at the flanges, and thus should be replaced as well? (which may...