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Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:56:14 -0700
...I would also tell them to be very careful unscrewing the cylinder head nuts. Mostly they feel like something is going to break, but...
Re: What's wrong with my 1.9 WBX engine?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 31 May 2010 19:15:27 -0700
...you need to remove the left lower tin/rock protection cover from the left cylinder head. the oil pressure switch where you'd measure...
Re: How to remove clutch pedal ???
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:23:29 -0800
...I removed the dash, unbolted the clutch master cylinder, and unbolted the brake booster. The Bentley only shows the lower portion of the pedal...
Re: Dan's Diesel Rebuild Part 9
Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
Thu, 6 Dec 2001 12:05:21 -0800
...I tied more lengths of the rope to the motor mount and to two head bolts. Then (my coupe de grace) I got a...
Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 7 Dec 2022 16:56:23 -0800
...It is a cylinder probably twice the diameter of a normal heavy screwdriver. It is made so that one seats the driver end (phillips...
Re: What should be replaced?
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:26:12 -0700
...Straight water would be a sign that there was neglect of heads in the recent past. Maybe a head gasket job in your future...
Re: Now My Jetta conversion won't start --- :^( --- (longish)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:41:49 -0700
...waterboxer engine has a combination studs with nuts and bolts , holding >> the exhaust pipes to the heads. >> 8 fasteners in all. >> Years later, after...
Re: a/c ducting - Cracked Evaporator Housing
Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
Thu, 13 Aug 1998 15:25:50 -0500
...Yi-Ruey Wei 87 Vanagon GL Syncro w/leaking cylinder head 85 Jetta GLI w/165,000 miles Dallas, TX (Back to 100 degrees...
Re: Sudden head gasket coolant catastrophic leaking
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 8 Jul 2007 15:55:01 -0400
...With one nut on the middle lower > studs I bring the head into contact with the gasket and adjust the > push rod > tubes as...
Re: Now My Jetta conversion won't start --- :^( --- (longish)
Historical mailing list - Ikard
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:46:00 -0700
...waterboxer engine has a combination studs with nuts and bolts , holding > the exhaust pipes to the heads. > 8 fasteners in all. > Years later, after...
Road Haus #1 lives on: A road trip adventure
Historical mailing list - Westyman
Sat, 3 May 2003 23:30:06 -0700
...The right cylinder head had developed a crack around one of the visible head retaining nuts, and was dribbling the precious green onto the...
Re: Head and valve condition
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:58:49 -0800
...Finally got > around > to pulling the head this past weekend to prepare for a gasket replacement > (and green o-rings on the cylinders, all...
Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:33:16 -0400
...forget > that 1000$ > engine, it's IMPOSSIBLE to have a decent engine for that price!!! > > Heads cost 400 each, pistons & cylinders are over 400...
Re: Hi resolution pictures of Wasserboxer
Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
Sat, 8 Sep 2007 08:16:51 -0700
...cylinder head removal.namely stud snappage and costs.Engineruns > smoooooth.I never considered a rebuild for this or any WBX,so the heads > were...
Re: Moral qestion--Case in point
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:50:33 +0000
...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: Problem with customer van that is driving me crazy
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 15 Oct 2015 22:39:12 -0400
...The shim-gasket between the head and cylinder does all the work. When the cylinder studs do hold the head sufficiently tight under all...
Re: 50 worst cars, and the vanagon isn't one of them
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Sun, 9 Sep 2007 18:01:13 -0400
...I mean, of course they're not, right? The major design flaw of the vanagons is the head gaskets, and still many go 100k...
Re: [WetWesties] Reflections on working on a waterboxer. :-)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:38:11 -0700
slave cylinder bolt ? if speaking vanagon .. the forward one with the bracket on it is easy. it's the aft one that's hard...
Re: The Answer to the To drive or ship a Westy Question
Historical mailing list - bueses
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:45:59 -0600
...several times that since the kids are gone, the world is nuts, etc. let's sell the house & live in the Westy! The problem...
Re: What's wrong with my 1.9 WBX engine?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 31 May 2010 21:35:54 -0700
...I have not found that the aluminum engine and cylinder heads need exotic coolant... though I have a trick/addtive that really helps as...
Re: Vanagon Musings
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 9 Nov 2005 19:19:01 -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: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
Historical mailing list
Wed, 7 Dec 2022 22:52:40 +0000
A tool is available, I don't know the name, made for turning ultra-tight screws. It is a cylinder probably twice the diameter...
Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:50:14 -0600
...6 Cylinder, 2.9 L * Exterior Color: White * Interior Color: Gray * Title: Clear Header Vehicle Description Header We took this Vanagon in on trade...
Further adventures of Ras Bulli Split [Part the fourth].
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sun, 7 Jul 1996 15:12:33 -0300
...1) New seals for headlight and front turnsignal assemblies...I also need those little rubber "nibs" that go inside the headlight assemblies to cushion...
Re: Wasserleaker Head Job - What am I getting myself in for
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Thu, 25 Nov 1999 10:25:03 -0800
...Things like, long > special alloy steel head studs with special sealant under the head nuts > while torquing, just off the top uff mein noggin...
Shop Supplies - was Meineke Brakes
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 9 Feb 2006 09:40:17 -0700
Used to be that garages charged a couple bucks for "nuts, bolts, washers, shop towels, various fluids" that they couldn't be bothered with...
Re: Clutch Pedal Click
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:20:24 -0700
...Drives me nuts to see a vanagon with a grand's worth of fancy wheels and tires on it , yet the rear hatch strut...
Re: Problem with customer van that is driving me crazy
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Thu, 15 Oct 2015 20:19:30 -0700
...The shim-gasket between the head and cylinder does all the work. When the cylinder studs do hold the head sufficiently tight under all...
Re: Thinking about Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
Mon, 31 May 1999 06:12:47 -0700
...IMHO, I'd rather buy an aircooled Vanagon than a watercooled unless it has been converted to an upright 4 cylinder. (no offense meant...
Re: Torque for lug nuts on GoWesty Alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Thu, 3 Oct 2019 23:05:58 -0700
...I wouldn't use this for > cylinder head bolts but it's good enough for wheel lugs. > > Discount Tire has been very willing to...
Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE:UNBALANCED crank the ...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:07:44 EST
...All I could afford at the time was to have the heads bored for the 85.5 cylinders, gasket set and a set of...
Re: Engine Balancing
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 10:03:03 -0500
...thread on an opposing head. > If you can evaluate the mileage on the engines by crankcase stains, > cylinder head stains, carbon deposits on pistons...
Re: Possible...Overheating
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:01:52 -0700
...dry-fit the head to check that gab and it it's off .. >>>> get this ...*try a different cylinder head* !! >>>> ( which is true. ) >>>> but...
Re: Antifreeze Removal
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 09:14:43 -0800
...Get your eyeball on each of the head nuts and look for weepage stains. Don't forget to look over all pipes and the...
Re: Calling Doktor Tim! Question regarding the D.M. and Head Gaskets (Friday)
Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 08:32:39 -0700
...regarding brake components and >>oil filters, I was wondering what the vaunted Teutonic engineers were thinking >>when they designed our beloved waterboxer cylinder heads...
Re: She runs!!!!! Finally
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 17 Oct 2013 18:08:56 -0500
...I pulled the heads > and replaced them with a better used set, changed the main seal, and > freshened up every nut, bolt, and part...
vw recalls for vanagons, campers, and syncros
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 05 Apr 94 22:26:57 CDT
...Problem Description It is possible that the cylinder head nuts of some of the affected vehicles may lose some of their tightening torque. If...
Re: Seeking Coolant bleeding web site, coolant to use
Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:21:03 -0500
...Get your eyeball on each of the head nuts and look for weepage stains. Don't forget to look over all pipes and the...
Re: Wasserleaker Head Job - What am I getting myself in for
Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
Thu, 25 Nov 1999 13:44:46 -0500
...Things like, long >special alloy steel head studs with special sealant under the head nuts >while torquing, just off the top uff mein noggin...
Re: She runs!!!!! Finally
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 18 Oct 2013 00:32:43 -0400
...I >> pulled the heads and replaced them with a better used set, changed >> the main seal, and freshened up every nut, bolt, and part...
Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 2 Feb 2003 14:51:34 -0500
...If the head gasket is blown, then you probably have warped or worn case. The cylinders are no longer straight with the tops parallel...
Re: Formerly Rich Running 1.9l WBX Now Running Hot
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 30 May 2010 16:18:48 -0700
...the Temp II sensor AND checking several of the > grounds-to-cylinder head connections, the rich running issue seems to > be solved. That is...
Re: Horn problem-getting coolant hoses
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:48:17 -0400
...If fact they even gotten cylinder heads and water pumps the same way. For the hoses you will likely get Meyle this way. It...
Re: Has anyone saved a burnt engine?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 3 Mar 2003 16:15:00 -0600
...told me the nuts had been cherry red and the cylinder studs were stretched (lost temper, me and the studs) Considering that this engine...
Re: Bubble in cooling system? '87 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Tue, 23 Jul 1996 09:02:16 -0700
...goes between the power steering pump belt, into the right side cylinder > head) > > that's an air-bleed hose. notice that it goes up...
Re: Ebay CV "kit"....is it any good?
Historical mailing list - don spence
Tue, 4 Apr 2006 17:19:45 -0600
...What Ron said in a nutshell is: The Chinese after-market parts industry is in it's infancy. Current experience as a buyer is...
Re: Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:45:54 -0700
...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: Engine hesitates upon take off
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Thu, 18 Jun 2015 20:30:40 -1000
...Super sweet test ! yup I hear ya on getting someone to really go nutty on it. lol...let's say that's not profitable...
Coolant Service Procedure
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Wed, 19 Dec 2001 08:19:21 -0800
...Remove lower cylinder covers and head drain plugs. Lower the rear, raise the front, remove the pressure cap and radiator bleed valve. Let drain...
Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:25:17 -0400
...the cylinders and inspect the pistons-rings for any sign of damage from the over heating. If any of the head nuts were loose...
Re: 1980 Vanagon L
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 25 May 2004 08:26:31 -0500
...I always ran an oil cooler and monitored my temperatures with Cylinder Head Temp, Oil Pressure and Oil Temperature gauges. Sorry you had such...
Re: A minimal tool kit?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:50:28 -0500
...Given that you can do this work yourself, you're nuts if you don't carry: The wrenches that do most everything, 10, 13...
clutch pedal buzzing with vibration
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Sun, 26 Jan 2003 22:23:05 EST
...I'll also check the mounting bolt and nut torques tomorrow. For those who didn't follow the last post of troubles I had...
Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:21:58 -0400
Hi Steven, I don’t know the history of the heads, most likely replacement but I don’t know when. Dennis re torqued them...
German Transaxle experience
Historical mailing list - Brian T.
Thu, 7 Nov 2002 14:41:23 -0800
...gasket over the cylinder without warping > or snapping it? I > would like to change it because im already doing a > head job and id...
Why did this mod increase my fuel economy?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 26 Mar 2000 22:22:24 -0800
...225/60R16 tires (~27") - 2.0L 1995 Jetta engine - 1.8L Cylinder head from 1986 Jetta - 266 degree cam - Timing set to 10deg BTDC...
85 Westfalia for sale-Kansas city
Historical mailing list - Scott W.
Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:56:21 -0800
...Van is equiped with A/C, although it is not hooked up, I did not put the compressor back in after the head job...
Re: just one drip
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Wed, 22 Aug 2001 18:30:25 -0700
...1" hose between the thermostat housing nipple and the left-hand cylinder head. Look at the area between the waterpump and the thermostat housing...
Re: What's wrong with my 1.9 WBX engine?
Historical mailing list - M. Jade
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 22:08:20 -0700
...I have not found that the aluminum engine and cylinder heads need exotic coolant... though I have a trick/addtive that really helps as...
Re: [Syncro] Syncro Transmission Removal Advice?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:01:14 -0500
...Plus you'll have loosen the nut pull trans a >> little then repeat until the top starter nut is off. Hardest part of all...