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• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:25:45 -0700
  ...Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick Fast alternator brush wear is almost always caused by burned or pitted commutator rings. Did you check...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 17:16:26 -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: Substituting 1.9 with 2.1 would that end my bad luck streak???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 02:36:51 +0000
  ...I've done head gaskets using good sealant on pitted heads at 180K and seen that engine go to 260K when a collision finished...
• Head Corrosion prevention Discussion
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 06:53:56 -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: Lots of parts available very cheap/Free. (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 10:35:00 +0100
  ...Some reborers used to leave them out to weather them deliberately, creating a very fine pitted surface that holds oil well and they tend...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:13:05 -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 >> >> >> >>
• H2O Head pitting repair
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 16:31:56 CST6CDT
  ...Ideally, you could have a shop rebuild the pitted surface. this is for people on a family budget. -dan
• Re: What damage to expect when waterpump blows?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:50:37 -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: A Day of Vanagon- Seam Rust repair/auto paint
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 16:56:10 -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: ## 1998 head gasket failure survey results
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 21:56:58 -0500
  ...replacement is >still a major operation (because the heads are usually >pitted too) and requires carefull alignment which I >don't have sufficient experience...
• Re: Solenoid for parts or Bushing? opinions please!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Sat, 27 Mar 1999 11:08:59 -0500
  ...We actually cleaned it out and replaced the pitted plunger with >one >from a starter that I had from an old 79 bus. It...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:40:36 -0400
  ...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: Advice Rebuilding an 84 : head coating
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Dec 96 17:05:13 -0800
  ...These heads were used and badly pitted from corrosion. In this case the shop first filled the pits with ceramic putty then covered everything...
• Re: a new list vendor (good one)
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 09:19:00 -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: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:46:10 -0700
  ...Brushes can be too worn, commutator pitted, or individual brush holders mis-aligned. (I've also seen the holders come loose). All of these...
• Re: Engine Interrupted. Any Ideas, Please?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:04:37 -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 - Jim Felder
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 19:48:12 -0500
  ...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: Head leak again.... What next?
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:51:19 -0800
  ...New heads vs old heads, if the old ones are not cracked or pitted beyond reasonable reuse use them otherwise it's better to...
• FW: Vapor lock? Static electricity? Help!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:12:37 -0600
  ...If one is really pitted and worn - definitely replace it. And there is the very rare case of a cap that looks perfect yet...
• Re: Installing front springs 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:24:53 -0800
  ...is are worn, > and the steel sleeve there are worn and pitted from rust. You may want to > get these from the dealer and...
• Re: drips of antifreeze off head
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:15:27 -0500
  ...system maintaiance is done really religiously. > I've seen some terribly pitted cylinder heads. > and they are not like a normal headcylinder head in...
• Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:12:00 -0600
  ...If pitted (from arcing) file down until clean copper. If out of round use a lathe. 11. Assemble the parts. Grease bushings and gears...
• Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:33:56 -0400
  ...Brushes can be too worn, commutator pitted, or individual brush holders mis-aligned. (I've also seen the holders come loose). All of these...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 6 May 2010 14:11:21 -0500
  ...that you actually CHANGE IT regularily. > > I have seen so many pitted waterboxer heads, alunuinum crusty powder under > hoses on aluminum pipe nipples, rotted...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 22:11:24 -0400
  ...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: WBX Recommendations Sought
  Historical mailing list - John Schwartz
  Thu, 29 May 2014 10:44:11 -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: Winter storage leaking heads seals
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 23:23:33 -0500
  ...Did they find that the head was so pitted that a replacement head was needed? Thanks, Tony On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 5...
• Re: 1987 Replace Heads - Thermostat Problem (long)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 27 Sep 1998 13:27:17 -0400
  ...I was surprised to find that even >though the head was pitted pretty badly, and no JB Weld or anything else >was put into...
• Re: Syntec and Bosch Plat 4's experience
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 15:29:52 -0500
  ...My "partial" rebuild turned into a full rebuild 'cause I broke off some head studs when I tried to replace the pitted originals. I...
• FW: My first set of heads ?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 12:52:03 -0500
  ...I have only had one head gasket job I have done ever leak and it was because of a severely pitted case. I learned...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:12:17 -0800
  ...If the contacts are pitted > and dull there probably is a lot of resistance and that causes high heat. > On Wed, Feb 6, 2013...
• Re: Vanagon Musings
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 18:49:18 -0600
  ...of projects. > > > > 1)Windshield leaks - both bottom corners - and badly sand pitted > > _Action_ - Installed a new windshield with new rubber seal 9Bus Depot) > > without...
• Re: Expensive Syncro for sale
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:49:45 -0700
  ...But what about the water jacket side, who'm most of the time it's > as pitted as the heads?????? tell me about that...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:37:26 -0500
  ...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: Vanagon Musings
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 12:18:40 -0500
  ...of projects. > > > > 1)Windshield leaks - both bottom corners - and badly sand pitted > > _Action_ - Installed a new windshield with new rubber seal 9Bus Depot) > > without...
• Re: Restoration of 1991 Carat MT
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 18:18:49 -0800
  ...thermostat housing is also in good shape, rust free and not pitted.� the little nipple off this pipe for the�rear heater hose always...
• Re: 7" hella replacement lights for SA Grill with An Aftermarket HID 6000K kit, Will this work?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 08:49:27 -0700
  ...If your windshield is the least bit dirty, fogged, > or pitted, you get blinded by glare. Maybe it's safer for you, but it...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:50:39 -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...
• FS: Lots-Of-Parts II
  Historical mailing list - Benjita
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 23:17:31 EST
  ...Spanish 5K miles $500.00 New $400.00 $200.00 2 Pitted Cylinder Heads $25.00 2 Syncro Transmission 135K miles, no locker $900...
• Head Gaskets: A Rite of Passage : A Prayer
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 07:30:52 -0500
  ...time under there to actually pull the heads and see how pitted they are. A Prayer. I love these vehicles. Their practicality and utility...
• Re: Head leak again.... What next?
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:09:05 -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: Vanagon running rough
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:11:33 -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...
• Re: Vanagon Musings
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 17:09:32 +0000
  ...of projects. > > > > 1)Windshield leaks - both bottom corners - and badly sand pitted > > _Action_ - Installed a new windshield with new rubber seal 9Bus Depot) > > without...
• Re: leakdown test
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:02:13 -0700
  ...If a cutomer > is > ready to pay 20-30 hours, he should be enough intelligent to put new stuff > in. > > lately, cam are pitted...
• Re: 85 - Bucking and misfiring
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 06:51:40 -0700
  ...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 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 23:49:34 -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: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:25:21 -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: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 May 2010 00:18:30 -0400
  ...I have seen so many pitted waterboxer heads, alunuinum crusty powder under hoses on aluminum pipe nipples, rotted away aluminum thermostat covers ...etc. etc...
• Re: Has anyone saved a burnt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 22:20:56 -0500
  ...Opening the engine up I found badly pitted cylinder walls, locked crank, locked piston in cylinder. There was a fair amount of rust in...
• Refund for the amount of $.02 My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hogue
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:15:23 -0400
  ...The head were > > pitted, i use a Dupont Aluminum cleaner in 2 parts, > > let it soak for 1 night, > > believe me, there is no...
• Rebuilt it yourself! Was: bosch part number for diesel starter
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand 1
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 21:10:35 -0400
  ...If pitted (from arcing) file down until clean copper. If out of round use a lathe. 11. Assemble the parts. Grease bushings and gears...
• Re: Vanagon Musings
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 23:38:21 -0600
  ...of projects. >> >> 1)Windshield leaks - both bottom corners - and badly sand pitted >> _Action_ - Installed a new windshield with new rubber seal 9Bus Depot) >> without...
• Re: Nytrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 18 Oct 2015 09:31:56 -0500
  ...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: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:39:00 -1000
  ...going forward on the right head ...you find it's all pitted there ...even turning to aluminum powder sometimes under the hose ...not a...
• 1987 Replace Heads - Thermostat Problem (long)
  Historical mailing list - Rich Dunsheath
  Sun, 27 Sep 1998 11:06:39 -0700
  ...I was shocked to find that although the surface of both heads were pitted pretty badly, neither leaked a drop. It looked like the...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Starter Motor Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:17:37 -0700
  ...A shop could turn it on the lathe if more severely pitted from sparking. Before assembly I clean brushes and coommutator with isopropyl alcohol...
• Re: How easy is it to put a poptop into a standard vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:31:31 -0700
  ...had done all that the inside of the glass was badly pitted from being assualted with the fragments shot at high speed off the...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 10:27:13 -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: Syncro fool sender ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:06:42 -0700
  ...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: Engine Advice Needed-Valve lifters and adjusters.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 May 2014 08:40:16 -0400
  ...Having 2 new adjustors on hand > might be good too so you can replace the adjusters if mushroomed or pitted. > > Mark > > > > Loren Busch wrote...