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• Re: waterboxer overhaul
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 07:47:25 -0400
  ...nut on the > open end that fit through the clip and pulled the pin out hammering against > an adjustable wrench placed before the head...
• Re: Strange loss of Power 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 3 May 2003 20:18:19 -0700
  ...One of them connects from the left cylinder head to a point in the engine compartment. The other one is underneath the car, from...
• Re: Subaru Cooling System Leak-Stop - Has anyone tried it?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 10:40:53 -0800
  ...the leak I had at the top of the passenger side cylinder nuts. I've driven across the country a couple of times and...
• Re: Question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:02:49 -0500
  ...It was far to easy for junk bolts, nuts, etc. to filter into the system. Even back in the day when we had a...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:30:03 -0400
  ...If the new heads were bad, they would have leaked immediately. All of the internal leaks where the cylinder meets the heads start out...
• Re: Cable for Pop Top Assist DONE. Pics.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:00:54 -0700
  ...from underside of head) - washer - 1/4" nylon locking nut - Medium strength bolt same length as OEM part with head big enough to cover...
• Re: How my engine rebuild is going
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 May 2004 17:38:11 -0400
  ...Also when the gasket did fail, either the head, cylinder, or both is damaged. These surfaces need to be inspected and measure very carefully...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 15:06:57 -0700
  ...That helps > loosten the cylinders. The , with the head about a half inch off, hit it > HARD from all directions with a rubber mallet...
• Coolant...
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Lisa Arnott
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 13:38:01 -0700
  ...head nuts. Engines running the right stuff have little or no rust on the studs, and correspondingly less pitting of the cylinder heads in...
• Re: Rain Gutter Rack Clamps. Vanagon Specific Size and Shape?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 20:39:19 -0400
  ...Jonce >Thanks Jonce. > >Ya was thinking head room too. In theory, my thought on using roof >rack parts would mount long bar ~ few inches...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 16:25:19 -0500
  ...the two nuts off and then pull the whole rod out with the piston still attached. Be sure you note which cylinder it is...
• Re: Re-use Used Steering Coupling Disks? (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:02:10 -0800
  ...My concern was that since the washer under the bolt head compressed the rubber a little (normal) I wasn't sure if recompressing the...
• Re: More On My Head Job
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 20:09:18 -0500
  ...Now, some questions-once I popped the valve cover off the right head, the top of the head, including the nuts, are a bronze...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Dec 2015 21:15:53 +0000
  ...Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes > > I pulled the cylinders and put in the new o rings ( I had the gasket set). > Then...
• Re: Failing clutch master or slave?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:33:01 -0400
  ...17:10: > > The slave cylinder mounting can be a high failure item. From the factory the nuts were all metal prevailing torque locknuts. I...
• Re: Engine repair or replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:38:23 -0400
  ...Get the head to move off the cylinders and don't take the > cylinders loose with the head or you'll really be sorry...
• aircooled vanagon engine tin and seal needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 19:47:26 -0400
  ...also both front tins that connect the lower tin to the upper cylinder head tin. -Shifter rubber bushing. it goes in the Metal box...
• Splitting a TI Case and RearEngineMountBolts: CAUTION!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Dec 95 10:25:58 +0100
  ...preferably old) head until it bottoms against the 6 big case studs, use studs, bolts, spacers and/or whatever in the cylinderheadthreads in the...
• Re: Preparations for Rough Roads
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 22:18:24 -0700
  ...Filter > 2 engine oil filters > Set of engine gaskets > Gaskets for cylinder head cover > Oil strainer cover > 2 copper gaskets for oil drain plug...
• Re: Coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 18 Jun 2016 15:11:29 -0400
  ...Leakage from where the cylinders meet the heads always start out from the heads coming loose. Most test methods will no pick this up...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 20 Dec 2015 17:25:31 -0800
  ...Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes I pulled the cylinders and put in the new o rings ( I had the gasket set). Then...
• Head bolts, studs turning?
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:58:45 -0600
  ...For those who have pulled the heads, I am not quite ready to unbolt the head, but I did put a socket on the...
• He gave me the shirt off his back! (A happy update to: On the Road home and need help getting there!)
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 17:21:49 -0500
  ...slave cylinder after all. We called around looking for a new one, but came up empty. I was just about ready to head out...
• Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:14:15 -0700
  ...The compresstion test I did after re-torguing the head nuts cold engine got all 4 cylinders at 150 PSI or better. This is...
• Re: finding crack in Amsterdam, part 2
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 24 May 2016 07:59:51 +0000
  ...Alas, once the head came free there was a visible crack all the way through the cylinder wall itself, making the cracked head the...
• Re: Can't open brake bleeder screw!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 08:47:36 -0400
  ...budge! I can't shift it at all and now the nut head > is rounded > off!! I didn't twist that hard, honest. I...
• Re: Exhaust fun never ends - some progress
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 9 Oct 2011 14:26:12 -0700
  ...I tried double-nutting by grinding two standard nuts to about 5mm thickness so I could fit two on the stud and all they...
• Re: Where do you mount your gauges?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 02:30:17 -0600
  ...suppose a cylinder head temp would be a good thing too, but is there great > value in monitoring just one head, and really only...
• Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 00:47:28 -0600
  ...I blew #3 cylinder at 85 MPH fighting a headwind of 15 mph. It broke the rings, ring lands, scored the cylinder and blew...
• Re: exhaust studs/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 10:02:22 -0500
  From the factory cylinders 1 and 4 used the studs and 2,3 used bolts. Why! Maybe for access to get wrenches in place...
• Re: Failing clutch master or slave?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:56:19 -0700
  ...17:10: >> >> The slave cylinder mounting can be a high failure item. From the factory the nuts were all metal prevailing torque locknuts. I...
• Re: Club Hammers
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 14:37:18 -0700
  ...the amount of room), therefore hitting the nut on it's > top > > >> > > >> surface with the cylinder head acting as a support. >> > > >> > > >> Given enough room...
• Re: Remove Broken Stud: Web Page
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:56:02 -0700
  ...On the last one after welding the nut on he also heated the area of the head with his acetylene torch, all to no...
• Re: anybody done the brakes on 1982 gas westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 00:25:48 -0400
  A sinking pedal indicates a leak or a failed cylinder. If no leaks and the fluid level is good then you need to look...
• Replacing the Head Gaskets (Maybe the Head)?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Smith
  Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:30:38 -0400
  ...exhaust nuts and bolts. I have the Bentley manual. I have some mechanical experience, but the last time I had the head off an...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:29:44 -0600
  ...out before pushing the cylinder all the way > down. I just now plan to pull the pistons whenever the heads come off. Only > adds...
• Re: Instructions for trans mount and master brake cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:26:40 -0400
  ...brake master cylinder: Ok two brake lines off, rubber hose off, all you have left is the two MC anchor nuts. I believe they...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Mike Boland
  Sat, 25 May 2002 18:05:09 -0500
  ...found PO had welded exhaust nut to stud on # 3 & 4 > cylinders No > > idea why.. > > > > I had to cut off the stud/weld with...
• Engine Balancing
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:36:51 -0500
  ...Some things just jump out at you like dropped valve seats, crank bearings that missed the pins, cylinder head gaskets cut by leaks, burned...
• Running a 1.9 without any head gasket
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 10:12:20 -0800
  ...cylinder head removal.namely stud snappage and costs.Engine runs smoooooth.I never considered a rebuild for this or any WBX,so the heads...
• Re: Finding trustworthy mechanics; was RE: heads- bus depot or van cafe??
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:03:25 -0800
  ...A BMW friend/nut that I know always seems to have something apart and heading for different machine shops. He learned the hard way...
• Vanagon brakes and Vanamoneygon
  Historical mailing list - Victor Valenti
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 14:05:42 -0800
  ...One look at the motor and I clearly knew�the cylinder head nut and stud had blown out! The dreaded electrolysis had struck again...
• Re: Disaster PT. 2
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:30:52 -0400
  ...At about > 90-92,000 it burned a piston, scored the cylinder, damaged the > head. Put metal all through the engine. Pulled the engine...
• Re: finding crack in Amsterdam, part 2
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 24 May 2016 09:33:33 -0400
  ...Alas, once the head came free >> there was a visible crack all the way through the cylinder wall itself, >> making the cracked head the...
• Re: Master Brake Cylinder Install
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 21:18:30 -0700
  ...brake master cylinder: Ok two brake lines off, rubber hose off, all you have left is the two MC anchor nuts. I believe they...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 20 Dec 2015 21:11:33 -0500
  ...Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes > > I pulled the cylinders and put in the new o rings ( I had the gasket set). > Then...
• Dan's Diesel Rebuild Part 4
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 13:50:54 -0700
  This morning I finally got into puling the head off my diesel in anticipation of putting it on a good bottom end. Let me...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Dec 2015 21:17:13 +0000
  ...Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes >> >> I pulled the cylinders and put in the new o rings ( I had the gasket set). >> Then...
• Re: Rear Brakes - How do you get JUST the drum off?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 02:25:32 EDT
  ...any suggestions here? I'd like to put new brakes on the rear before heading to Saskatchewan on the 1st. >> Hi David, I thought...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:46:13 -0700
  ...If the new heads were bad, they would have leaked > immediately. All of the internal leaks where the cylinder meets the > heads > start out...
• Re: Substitute tool question
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 23:58:12 -0400
  Danno, It may seem like it, but you do not need to remove the large axle nut to get the brake drum off just...
• Re: How does a leak down tester work???
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 12:22:27 -0500
  ...the alternator center nut ~ Turn engine Clockwise // Once you find Number 1 TDC // Insert your test hose into number 1 cylinder then connect your...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 17:59:53 -0700
  ...the head bottoms out on the barrels, and the heads are held to the tops of the barrels by the cylinder head nuts at...
• Re: Rear Brakes - How do you get JUST the drum off?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 09:32:18 -0600
  ...the handle and shaft look like a screw driver, but the working end is a threaded cylinder with an angled slot. the cylider threads...
• Re: 85 1.9 GL- No.VA head gasket repair shop?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 17:35:46 -0500
  ...When I got home ,I discovered that my head gasket was leaking at the #3 cylinder.Hummmmmmmmmm.What could I say?A wbx w...
• Re: Rain Gutter Rack Clamps. Vanagon Specific Size and Shape?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 18:18:58 -0400
  ...Nyloc nuts or equal used on U bolts of course. > >Neil. > >-- >Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > >http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > >http://groups...
• Re: Low Compression, Longevity of the WBX'er and $20K Vans
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:28:00 -0700
  ...In cold weather the right cylinder head weeps a bit of coolant. But other than these few minor quirks, it has been very reliable...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - small job getting bigger - please advise as to rings, valves, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 08:52:08 -0400
  ...50% - engine has MANY >MILES), both head gaskets, etc. But that got me into this logic: remove >cylinder jugs, re-ring the pistons, reseal...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 21 Sep 2024 11:39:34 -0700
  ...Cooper wrote: > >>>> I'm dealing with noise emanating from the LH cylinder head on my 1987 vanagon with the stock 2.1 engine. I...
• Re: Rebuilding an 81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:28:36 -0600
  ...Consider using new rod nuts and crank case nuts and washers, new head bolt nuts and washers are a good idea too. If you...