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• Re: oil in coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Apr 2021 22:55:47 +0000
  ...due to the cylinder becoming loose and coolant seeping under them and also under the head nuts. The top studs/nuts will leak externally...
• happening with home engine repair: getting the engine together
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 19:19:17 -0800
  ...The heads/gasket install makes me an official vanagon owner now!! I put the engine on its side, otherwise what a real job that...
• Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:33:30 -0700
  ...out of cylinder > #1. > The compresstion test I did after re-torguing the head nuts cold engine > got > all 4 cylinders at 150 PSI...
• Re: How does a leak down tester work???
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:16:29 -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...
• Loose Valve Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:55:51 -0400
  ...heads. Nope. They all look like new. Next up was the adjusters. No problems there either. Faces look clean and all the nuts were...
• Re: Piston Pin
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 04 May 1995 13:38:19 +0600
  ...By mini rebuild I mean I am >> > changing the cylinders and pistions but do not spliting the cranckcase open. >> > >> > Everything has proceeded well except...
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:29:58 -0700
  ...And that out water gasket........look..........there is not ONE OTHER car engine that has a 'rubber water gasket' on the cylinder head. Not...
• RE: waterpump replacement & cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Sun, 29 Jun 97 01:51:05 UT
  ...Kip - your highway problem may be a small leak between a cylinder & head. Highway cruising can let enough gas come through into the coolant...
• Re: How my engine rebuild is going
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sun, 16 May 2004 17:58:56 -0700
  ...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: Rear Brake set up-The spacers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:29:49 -0700
  ...Can't thank you enough! Looks like we will be heading to the Grand Canyon at the end of the week after all� > Best...
• Re: Head bolts, studs turning?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:23:04 -0700
  ...For those who have pulled the heads, I am not quite ready to unbolt the head, but I did put a socket on the...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 17:46:25 -0500
  ...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: Replacing the Head Gaskets (Maybe the Head)?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:36:33 -0700
  ...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: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 08:25:56 -0800
  ...remove the valve cover on the right head. >> Watch the rocker arms for cylinder #1 (the one at the front of the >> car on...
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:27:25 -0400
  ...And let's stop whining about heads and gaskets. After the exhaust is off you got two nuts for the rockers and 8 for...
• Re: Coolant blowing out of crancase vent
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 May 2001 09:11:53 -0700
  ...of the lower cylinder seal(s), failure of the sealant on a head nut under the valve cover, a cracked head, or possibly failure...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 06:56:54 -0800
  ...The heads have a rubber gasket > between them and the case, rubber hoses connect them to the intake plenum, > and the cap nuts on...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 20:22:44 -0800
  ...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: Folllow-up on head gasket question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:45:05 -0800
  ...I got the heads off there was about a half inch of 'bars leak mud' in laying around the cylinders. So I sure wouldn...
• Re: Sudden head gasket coolant catastrophic leaking
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 10:13:39 -0700
  Fellow vanagon types Benny is correct this is a classic problem with the WBX engine outer cylinder head coolant gaskets. The failure of the...
• Re: 1987 Replace Heads - Thermostat Problem (long)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 27 Sep 1998 13:27:17 -0400
  ...Recently when I did Pat Horrocks heads I found myself suddenly faced with no correct sealant to use on the cap nuts from the...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 21 Sep 2024 14:47:18 -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: Low Compression, Longevity of the WBX'er and $20K Vans
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:47:13 -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: oil in coolant
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:15:35 -0700
  ...due to the cylinder becoming loose and coolant seeping under them and > also under the head nuts. The top studs/nuts will leak externally...
• Upgrading 1.9 to 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:44:02 -0500
  ...My last engine snag was removing rotted cylinder head studs, this time it was the lower engine mounting studs as I'll explain below...
• Re: air cooled piston weight/cylinder question
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:29:39 -0500
  ...The heads will likely fail long before much wears with the pistons and cylinders and rings. new rings are always a good idea ...mandatory...
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:12:25 -0400
  ...And let's stop whining > about heads and gaskets. After the exhaust is off you got two nuts for the > rockers and 8 for...
• Re: Disaster PT. 2
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:48:29 -0500
  ...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: True Grit---
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 26 May 2002 23:59:05 -0500
  ...standard size bearing part numbers) 2 Cylinder heads @ $305.00 each Total $610.00 Part number: 029198075OR CYLINDER & PISTON KIT Price: $225.00 Quantity...
• Re: Remove Broken Stud: Web Page
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:18:27 -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: Exhaust fun never ends
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 22:20:03 -0500
  ...Damn! The studs survived just fine, although access to them was so bad I had to Dremel off most of the nuts. > > So now...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 07:27:44 -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: ?Audi 5 cyl to 68 & newer TII Tranni
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 04 Oct 1996 07:59:11 +0100
  ...This bellhousing fits to every AUDI gasoline 5 Cylinder, Diesel I don't know and is to be checked one time. I also know...
• Trip
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 10:32:11 -0800
  ...My 1971 ROADCOW has the star nut expander at the bottom of the shoes and the slave cylinder expanding the top of the shoes...
• Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:28:47 -0700
  ...bolts and nuts are too common, the place is not handy to work at, and the thread of the aluminum cylinder heads are wearing...
• Re: Moral qestion--Now diagnostics
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:30:37 -0500
  ...Used Seafoam to get carbon out of cylinder >>> heads. Changed bad thermostat. Checked all grounds and built ground "web" to >>> all points in engine...
• Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:55:42 -0400
  ...out of cylinder > #1. > The compresstion test I did after re-torguing the head nuts cold engine > got > all 4 cylinders at 150 PSI...
• Re: Owner's Manual
  Historical mailing list - John Tullier
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 08:09:33 -0800
  ...Drying lock cylinders in case you didn't > tape them over. > Undercoating specification/warning/instructions. > Oil grades vs. ambient temperatures. > Oil filling instructions, including...
• Re: Check my head?
  Historical mailing list - Sheilah Rogers
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:53:38 -0800
  ...Now you will think you have a > leaky head nut but it is actually a crack and will require you to > replace that head...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:55:47 -0700
  ...If I were to weld anything on, I'd weld on a nut. Neil. On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Courtney...
• Re: looking for source for "crazy trailer"
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 May 2002 11:09:07 -0500
  ...Or we could run the Waser boxer on plain water for cooling and have evaporated water recovery from the cylinder head leaks to drink...
• Re: Tools for engine overhaul on 85 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 20:41:55 -0400
  ...I had to put all my cylinders in twice because of > this mistake. You have to put the rear cylinders in first (closest to...
• Re: Re-sealing a cylinder head? Sure, why not?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:45:58 -0400
  ...Poorly lubed head bolts, a bad torque wrench, crap head gasket, anything.. not to mention you can't tighten all of the head bolts...
• Friday Floor Matt
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 19:15:16 EDT
  ...Closed windows help circulate things too. << I think I have the position correct, it's slightly to the left of center behind the headrest...
• Re: Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:35:59 -0400
  ...6 Cylinder, 2.9 L > > * Exterior Color: White > * Interior Color: Gray > * Title: Clear > > Header > Vehicle Description > Header > We took this Vanagon in on trade...
• Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 01:54:12 -0600
  ...VDO head temp gauge is anything but accurate but I mounted my sensor ring on the exhaust nut on the #3 cylinder so I...
• Report on first engine removal
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:20:12 -0400
  ...Besides, most of my friends think I'm nuts. Maybe their right. I had no real problem making the basic disconnections of electrical and...
• Re: Owner's Manual
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 01:11:10 -0500
  ...Drying lock cylinders in case you didn't tape them over. Undercoating specification/warning/instructions. Oil grades vs. ambient temperatures. Oil filling instructions, including...
• Re: cooling system hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 23 Sep 2022 07:33:37 -0700
  ...Coolant to oil leaks can occur at the base of the cylinders, the head nuts under the rockers, and of course at the top...
• Re: Sudden head gasket coolant catastrophic leaking
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 18:47:39 -0700
  ...Sudden head gasket coolant catastrophic leaking > Fellow vanagon types > > Benny is correct this is a classic problem with the WBX engine outer > cylinder head...
• Re: Rear Brake set up-The spacers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:35:33 -0400
  ...Can't thank you enough! Looks like we > will be heading to the Grand Canyon at the end of the week after all. > Best...
• Re: True Grit---
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Mon, 27 May 2002 00:11:40 -0500
  ...standard size bearing part numbers) 2 Cylinder heads @ $305.00 each Total $610.00 Part number: 029198075OR CYLINDER & PISTON KIT Price: $225.00 Quantity...
• Re: Remove Broken Stud: Web Page
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:03:15 -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: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Derek Burgess
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 09:21:42 -0500
  ...out before pushing the cylinder all the way >>> down. I just now plan to pull the pistons whenever the heads come off. >>> Only >>> adds...
• S&S Header installation report (long)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 12:17:30 -0500
  ...I ordered the complete exhaust with header pipes and muffler (no cat). It came with rudimentary instructions, a set of nuts and bolts (although...
• Vanagon Musings
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 04:44:45 -0600
  ...Install new rear brake cylinders, install new front pads and rear shoes. Install new front spindle locking nuts.( parts from Ken at Vanagain.com...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:54:38 -0500
  ...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: Disaster PT. 2
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:54:39 -0700
  ...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: What's wrong with my 1.9 WBX engine?
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Mon, 31 May 2010 19:45:31 -0700
  ...I use the red GM certified coolant at about 50/50 coolant water ratio.� The label says it's good for aluminum cylinder head...
• How an oil gauge can save your engine-was how to throw a rod
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 08:17:09 -0700
  ...Mark Dorm wrote: > > Hey my PO did the head gaskets - any chance these nuts were tightened then - > I have 108K miles on a 2...