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• Re: How best to JB weld pitted heads?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 22:53:09 -0500
  ...ftp://gerry.vanagon.com/pub/technical/HeadGasketProcedure/ (careful - large images) and ftp://gerry.vanagon.com/pub/technical/how-to/head-gasket-replacement.txt and...
• Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:45:49 -0500
  ...Of course I didn't expect the poster to pull the heads just because he saw a puddle without thoroughly checking out the situation...
• Re: How to do a head reseal on a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:26:38 -0700
  I would add that milling the head is important they bend but the prechamber make it hard to find a shop that can do...
• New heads?
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 12:42:11 -0700
  Vanagon list, Karl, Damian, Well, I took my heads to my mechanic to get a valve job and clean up job. He said that...
• Re: yellow paint on heads?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:37:46 -0500
  ...If you use the new heades made by AMC (that we sell) these are much more resistant to corrosion than the OE heads. Just...
• Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 29 May 2009 13:32:03 -0400
  Many of the AMC heads I've seen with this problem were installed within the last few years. I find it unlikely that importer...
• Re: Bus depot headlight upgrade "Vision Kit" for 1988 vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 09:14:34 -0400
  ...If someone changed the headlight grounding in anyway all bets are off. It is very common for the headlights to be re-grounded near...
• Re: port matching intake manifolds to heads
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:19:05 -0400
  Your right Ken, I do have 2.1 heads. But all I did was put the new Victor Reinz gasket (that can with the...
• Re: FS: Euro Square Headlight Grille with Washers
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:13:02 -0700
  I have never seen factory headlight washers before. Do they work well? Driving in the Sacramento Valley I sure get a ton of bug...
• Lamenting head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 12:18:22 -0600
  It's not been a good month and a half for head gaskets. First some friends of ours really overheated their minivan and warped...
• Error in accessing
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 20:21:59 -1000
  Error in accessing Item #69705 (10 Sep 1998 13:46) - headlight alignment does anyone have the specifics on how to align my headlights? I...
• Re: 1990 vanagon head repair
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 00:32:05 -0400
  > i have a 1990 vanagon that is getting new heads. THe > local mechanic told me to clean the studs that hold > the head with...
• Re: WTB Headlight Buckets
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Nov 2003 10:43:29 EST
  ...Is anyone > selling some pre-85 headlight buckets? > > i have some round headlight buckets w/ lights and wires for the square-to-round converions...
• Re: Boston Bob engines - Use caution
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:29:02 EST
  In a message dated 1/15/07 11:15:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, DanielCRoberts@AOL.COM writes: > and rear main seals (head gaskets...
• Re: Street strip race heads Vanagen heads modified for aircooled
  Historical mailing list - ---------------------
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 07:07:13 -0500
  ...Vanagon engine weak engine link.is the heads. Now this guy want to HIPO them? LOL LOL ... Jeff Ensing wrote: >more competition for good...
• For Sale: round headlight buckets for square to round conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Oct 2003 08:57:54 EDT
  folks i have a few sets of round headlight buckets for sale, for the square to round headlight conversion.. includes wiring and buckets p...
• care of our Wasserboxer/WaterLeaker engines
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 10:59:44 MDT
  Hello Volks! Continuing the WaterLeaker saga, I've just stumbled across a proposed solution to the leaking heads problem, in addition to the well...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 23:26:08 +0000
  ...Yet Another Head Pullin' Question. > OK, just the other night I pulled a head off my "spare " 1.9 motor, > and I can't...
• Hella Halogen H1 & H4 Headlamps
  Historical mailing list - VMontgo32
  Mon, 25 May 1998 15:37:34 EDT
  ...Part # 72206 - 5-1/4"x 7-1/4" Rectangular H4 for 2 Headlamp Sys. $45.93 Part # 72116 - 4" x 6-1/2...
• Re: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:08:38 -0700
  I have seen the same mushrooming with stock VW heads. I suspect that people have trouble getting the valve adjustments right after a head...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - unique head leak - not at gasket - 1 inch to the left at #2 top bolt?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:07:50 -0700
  There was just another report of leaking at a head nut on a waterboxer engine recently. Same case here ? or different ? 60K is a...
• Re: More rebuild/new engine questions
  Historical mailing list - Stephen P. Miller
  Fri, 13 May 1994 09:52:33 EDT
  > Also, there is an outfit in town that will recondition my existing heads > for $189. I told him that there is a piece missing...
• Re: Cylinder Head Temp Sensor- stripped threads!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 19:05:57 -0600
  Check the other head to see if it has the hole on it as well. I have seen many AC that did. Aftermarket heads...
• head gaskets/cylinder seals
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 05:23:55 PDT
  ...so far! I'm still researching the leaky engine problem before tearing the heads off (I'm sure I'm leaking at the heads...
• Re: positioning of headrests...
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 03:17:56 -0400
  ...the merkur headrests are similar to the jetta/golf/passat/etc, etc headrests. i can ajust them to fit the back of my head...
• Re: True cost of AMC heads for 1.9L and 2.1L: bare for $240 to $2 16!
  Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 09:33:00 -0700
  ...The bare prices are not much different than the loaded heads - if it were me, I'd get the loaded heads and save yourself...
• Re: Poor Ground and Head Problems?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 16:29:22 -0400
  Brian, if the head isn't grounded then all of the current from the ignition system must make its way back to the battery...
• Headlight Switch - stuck on!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Altman
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:10:39 -0600
  OK - so I pulled into the garage tonight and tried to turn off the headlights and the switch was stuck in the on position...
• Re: 'Nother Head Gasket Question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 2 May 2014 19:44:39 +0000
  Is the "right stuff" the can that has the picture of Chuck Yeager on it? Todd '88 Westy with internal head gasket leak. ----- Original...
• Re: Head leak again.... What next?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:34:43 +0000
  Unless you cracked a head, the main problem is that the head stuffs failed to hold preload and they loosened under load allowing the...
• Re: diesel head identification
  Historical mailing list - bertschi
  Tue, 26 May 1998 07:02:00 -0400
  ...diesel head identification > Date: Monday, May 25, 1998 11:49 PM > > Dan, > What you will find that differentiates these cylinder heads is the head...
• Head Gasket Woes
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 13 Feb 95 12:06:08 PST
  > > It was said... > > > >I have a 1984 VW Vanagon that needs some work... > > Yes, The heads will probably need to be replaced... > I too...
• Re: Freeze plug leaking coolant, Leaking head gasket-diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Dec 1996 01:03:10 -0500
  A response regarding leaking freeze plugs caught my attention and I am wondering about other peoples experiences with diesel head gasket leaks. >Subj: Re...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 3 Dec 2012 17:46:02 +0000
  ...Sealed beam rectangular headlights? Yes, I know for a fact they > >exist, as I have owned several early and mid 90's Chevy vans...
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 20:58:29 -0400
  ...Nobody could possibly look through their Vanagon headrests to see out their window, unless their head rotated 180 degrees like an owl's. In...
• Re: Question about KOLBENSCHMIDT cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 08:46:03 EST
  These are AMC heads that have been "re-badged" and re-boxed. I got several sets from a certain supplier not too long ago...
• Headlights - internal parking light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:45:42 -0500
  Can anyone explain to me just what an internal parking light is, in relation to headlights, and how this might or might not be...
• which type of headlight upgrade would you recommend and why?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 11:50:49 -0600
  I realize this topic has come up recently - but I don't think any questions were answered and I will be undertaking some headlight...
• Re: Daytime Running Lights-91 Carat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 23:38:36 -0400 (AST)
  ...No relays, draws current from high amp headlight section. If you wanted headlights on too, jumper across the back of the rocker switch for...
• Bad compression / good engine
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 00:36:02 -0400
  ...nothing wrong (head were to easy to remove!), nice pistons, nice heads, no pitting, no cracks what so ever????? i can see sign of...
• Re: front headlights not working.... (long winded again)
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:04:36 -0500
  ...The headlight relays use a small amount of current from the headlight/ignition switch to "signal" them to close, and they supply the needed...
• 86 head retorquing?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 16:03:04 -0800
  ...I was having a conversation with a friend and we were discussing if it is advisable to retorque the heads on a wasserboxer 2...
• Re: ref head gasket (fix?)
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 10:40:31 -0700
  ...Problem is, when it finally comes til to replace the head and/or head gaskets, I didn't have the three weeks to let...
• Re: re-torque-ing heads to stop coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Mark & Laura Zaranski
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:58:36 -0500
  ...Some leaking evident from heads (drips on both sides) since acquisition, expected to need to redo heads at some point in not-distant future...
• Re: How is coolant getting to exhaust???
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 11:22:45 -0400
  >>there is no coolant in the head itself right?<< Well sorry to say but yes there is Craig! Just over the exhaust port you...
• Re: GEX Heads
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Dec 1996 17:57:19 -0500
  ...Smith) writes: << I used a couple of remanufactured heads ofrom GEX on my 82' Vanagon (2.0L, aircld, fi) during a rebuild in 94...
• Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 19:32:36 -0500
  Maybe you could get someone who has a good head (no pun intended) to measure the depth of the area where the cylinder goes...
• Re: Fox head torque question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:16:15 -0700
  I suppose you could just see if the head bolts have say, at least 80 lbs torque on them. Not 'too' valid a test...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 09:37:58 -0600
  Patti, I got a replacement sealed beam headlamp for my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile at a local Autozone store. I just used the...
• Replacing heads
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:16:24 PDT
  So what has been the average cost of having the heads replaced for everyone? My PO claimed to have spent 1800 or thereabouts to...
• Re: headlight switch bulb
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:38:08 -0600
  That sounds like a fog light switch- not interchangeable with the headlight switch at all. The headlight switch incorporates circuits for the parking lights...
• HELP HELP HELP Big Headlight Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Zehring, Michael
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 14:15:44 -0500
  ...Headlight Trouble This is my problem; I turn on the headlights, all exterior lights come on except for the = headlights. The radio doesn't...
• Safety Belts
  Historical mailing list - K G
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 11:12:54 -0600
  ...19??-1989- No rear shoulder belt in camper, no head rest 1990-1991- Rear shoulder belts in camper, no head rest 1990-1991- Multivan...
• Re: Check my head?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:20:04 -0500
  With some skill and good drill bits and right angle drills the exhaust studs can be drilled out with the head in place. If...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:24:00 -0800
  Which heads are they ? ........ original VW ones, or AMC heads ? as far as I know, I am the only person saying AMC heads are...
• Re: regarding head gasket failures on water cooled engs....
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 09:08:59 -0700
  > What's your take on Scott's suggestion? > > I know the some of the head bolts aren't all that easy to get to...
• Re: Error in accessing
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 08:48:24 -0700
  go to http://lighting.mbz.org/ for instructions on how to adjust your headlights. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Danrich" <danrich@CCMAUI.NET> To...
• Re: The Head is Off, Assume Cracked?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Apr 2014 20:11:01 -0400
  Here is the poor man's method of finding head cracks. Get some cans of brake cleaner, preferably nonflammable and non-foaming. With plug...
• Re: Question about KOLBENSCHMIDT cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 07:20:17 -0500
  > Just saw this on ebay. > These sellers are auctioning a KOLBENSCHMIDT pair > of 2.1l wasserboxer cylinder heads. > Price is getting up there.. > I...
• 2.1 used heads for sale
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:52:27 -0700
  I just stripped a factory core with a broken crank it had one AMC head and a known good OEM head the engine had...