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Re: Engine Removal
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:39:03 -0700
...sake....i pulled the heads (some trouble with the > >> > cylinders > >> > trying to come out with the heads....). With the heads off it was > >> > obvious...
FS Lots-o-stuff!! [SVC]
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 20:37:30 +0000
...200$ 1.8l solid lifter head 100$ good condition 1.8l 16v head complete needs some welding between cylinder #3 and #4 100$ 40mm...
Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Mon, 27 Jun 2016 16:19:38 -0700
...I did just this on a cylinder > head replacement job we just did. I hate when reusing old parts comes back > to bite you...
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...
Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:53:00 -0700
...heads with studs into the case and a crush ring between the heads and cylinders, and this required a flexible gasket between the head...
Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 17:16:26 -0700
...New AMC Spanish Heads > Wrist Pin Bushings > Cam Shaft - Reground from Van-Cafe > Complete Gaskets Replacement of All seals > Piston Cylinder Kit - From Van...
Re: Coolant coming out...
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Wed, 9 Aug 2000 22:16:27 -0400
...This could either be > a head to cylinder gasket problem or a cracked head. If the combustion gases > are accumulating fast enough, the coolant...
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: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:16:13 -0500
...Gaskets and the head studs get worked through these transactions. Doing this a lot during long trips will set the stage for head gasket...
Posting discipline / Bad habits; was: RE: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:21:12 -0700
...unlike a diesel Vanagon it didn't eat the head. Sure valves hit pistons. The 3 cam towers ( 4 cylinder 240D) just snapped off...
Re: Newbie & A/C caused overheating
Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
Mon, 18 Aug 1997 16:06:07 -0700 (PDT)
...All this with one cylinder at 80 lbs compression! The heat gauge never moved above the top of the indicator light and normally stayed...
Re: WBX Nightmares...For me I turned them into pleasant dreams...
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Sun, 13 Aug 2000 19:56:19 -0700
...Most American made engines are expected to conk the day they hit 100K, and be VERY dead, not just needing new cylinder heads.... The...
Re: What can go wrong.....
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 21 May 2017 18:39:57 +0000
...damage to the cylinder walls > and > >> head studs. Google cylinder cavitation erosion especially ford Diesels. > >> The WaterBoxer equivalent is busted studs. > >> Also, after the...
Vanagon Power loss Misfiring or Hesitation testing
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:29:33 -0800
...He converted to spiral wires, The fix below is to install a ground strap from the AFM to the cylinder head. This test sequence...
Re: Solution to Reliability Problem - sorry, long
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 5 Jan 2010 17:50:41 -0800
...You get corrosion at the bottom of head stud, you go to undo the head nut, the stud breaks off down in the bottom...
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: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 23:13:17 -0400
...Heated this combination will cause corrosion and erosion of the cylinder walls, (luckily they are beefy) and pit the head studs very quickly. I...
Re: Opinions Please
Historical mailing list - Ben
Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:38:43 -0500
...all think what ever you want >about my study but it's simple fact, alll heads except one had crack (some >just a small...
Dan's Diesel Rebuild Part 8
Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
Tue, 6 Nov 2001 10:04:51 -0800
...When we last heard from out hero, we were deciding whether to mate the old Vanagon head to the not-so-old Dasher block...
Engine Reccommendations-type 2
Historical mailing list
Sun, 24 Sep 1995 22:11:05 -0700
...Use a light oil (20W ND) to assemble the pistons to the cylinders. Another fun part is what head to use. I think that...
Re: Engine Removal
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:42:34 -0700
...I think noone would be dumb enough to hand me a set of cracked, greasy, > clearly baked on-stuff cylinder heads, when i presented...
Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:28:47 -0700
...not handy to work at, and the thread of the aluminum cylinder heads are wearing out every time you tighten a bolt. It should...
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: ebay vanagon report item=1837094347
Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
Thu, 20 Jun 2002 00:01:42 -0700
...probably a low compression cylinder in there cracked high beam no overt head leaks but the heads are likely original and have some chalk...
Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 09:48:14 -0700
...heads with studs into the case and a crush ring between the heads and cylinders, and this required a flexible gasket between the head...
Re: noise SOLVED. Now need to Heli-Coil?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:40:29 -0700
...helicoils are more typically used in a blind hole sorta deal, like say an exhaust stud hole in a cylinder head, not not in...
Re: reference manual
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 9 Jul 2012 11:44:51 -0700
...it went on and on ...clutch master cylinder, brake master cylinder , all new bracks front and rear, new radiator , numberous new hoses and plastic...
Re: Torque Specs - Lug bolts and nuts
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:18:10 -0700
...when it's multiple fasteners in a group. >> like on a cylinder head say. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> >> To: <vanagon...
Re: 87 syncro water temperature sender
Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
Wed, 28 Jul 2004 23:17:00 -0400
...You need to lie on your back under the >driver's side cylinder head area. The housing bolts to the front of the >head...
Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 26 Oct 2017 00:49:33 +0000
...heads with studs into the case and a crush ring between the heads and cylinders, and this required a flexible gasket between the head...
Re: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 5 Sep 2014 11:29:01 -1000
...it's very easy to convert that bolt to a stud...which makes it really easy to undo that one spot. unless one is...
Re: Possible...Overheating
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:24:43 -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: Acceptable Aircooled Oil Temps
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:09:29 -0500
...My VDO head temp gauge sender was mounted on the #3 exhaust manifold stud so if anything, I would get higher than normal readings...
Re: exaust removal woes
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:06:26 -0400
...cylinder 1, so the manifold had to > come > > off as the studs were damaged. Of the 4 bolts that connected to the > heads > > and...
Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 19:48:12 -0500
...New AMC Spanish Heads >> Wrist Pin Bushings >> Cam Shaft - Reground from Van-Cafe >> Complete Gaskets Replacement of All seals >> Piston Cylinder Kit - From Van...
Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Tue, 28 Jun 2016 11:57:38 -0700
...I did just this on a > cylinder > > head replacement job we just did. I hate when reusing old parts > comes back > > to bite you...
Re: No turn over
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 24 Mar 2019 08:57:57 -0700
...Cylinder wash, (remove the oil), > broken rings, bent rods, and even head stud failure are all possibilities > from this situation. IT gets really bad...
Re: Weird engine noise update (LONG)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 20:37:14 -0400
...Don't forget the head studs. These are all things that come back to haunt. Good luck! Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
Broken belt to Water pump
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 23:23:56 +0000
...The head studs could be more robust. Except for cracked heads combustion gasses getting into the cooling system always begin with the heads coming...
Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:56:14 -0700
...cylinder head nuts. Mostly they feel like something is going to break, but they unscrew. If a nut doesn't , but the stud snaps...
Re: Dealer repair disaster '89 Westfalia
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 1 May 2003 11:14:54 -0600
...and right >cylinder heads and gaskets, replaced leaking coolant flanges, O rings, >sealant, replaced flange adapter and refilled coolant. Replaced studs, 4 >injectors, inner...
Re: Pesky Vanagon exhaust system.....
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:49:23 -0700
...cool-down cycles. >> Just don't break off any studs that screw into the heads or anything .. >> but for the nuts and bolts ....tighten...
Re: Filling the coolant reservoir...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 10 May 2016 20:15:25 -0400
...Same with your cylinder liners and heads. The pressure also reduces cavitation erosion. This is especially important for the head studs and cylinder sleeves...
Re: Coolant light mystery
Historical mailing list - FRANK CONDELLI
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 06:33:05 -0400
...The pressure maintains contact and prevents localized vaporization which also causes cylinder and head stud cavitation erosion. Not as much and issue for the...
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: exaust removal woes
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sat, 14 Jul 2007 22:54:50 -0700
...cylinder 1, so the manifold had to >> come >> > off as the studs were damaged. Of the 4 bolts that connected to the >> heads >> > and...
Re: exaust removal woes
Historical mailing list - Syncronicity1
Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:31:41 -0700
...cylinder 1, so the manifold had to > come > > off as the studs were damaged. Of the 4 bolts that connected to the > heads > > and...
Re: Vanagon engine swaps(long)
Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
Sun, 04 Aug 96 11:14:45 -0500
...cooling system over-design head-room as it relates to total in-service user experience) AND the 5 cylinder Audi gasoline motor which I...
Re: exaust removal woes
Historical mailing list - *****************
Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:55:33 -0500
...cylinder 1, so the manifold had to >> come >> > off as the studs were damaged. Of the 4 bolts that connected to the >> heads >> > and...
Re: Vanagon engine swaps(long)
Historical mailing list
Sun, 02 Jun 1996 23:25:04 -0700
...cooling system over-design head-room as it relates to total in-service user experience) AND the 5 cylinder Audi gasoline motor which I...
Re: exaust removal woes
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:20:46 -0700
...cylinder 1, so the manifold had to > > come > > > off as the studs were damaged. Of the 4 bolts that connected to the > > heads > > > and...
Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 18:21:23 -0700
...heads with studs into the case and a crush ring between the heads and cylinders, and this required a flexible gasket between the head...
Re: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 5 Sep 2014 14:32:11 -0700
...Including my > very pricey bike, some sailboards, clothes, upholstery, pillows, > headliner...it even got to the rear hatch window! What a mess! So a...
Re: What's wrong with my 1.9 WBX engine?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 2 Jun 2010 23:01:53 -0400
...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: exaust removal woes
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Sun, 15 Jul 2007 08:26:14 -0700
...cylinder 1, so the manifold had to >> come >> > off as the studs were damaged. Of the 4 bolts that connected to the >> heads >> > and...
Road trip debrief (long)
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 13:05:18 EST
...parts (vicegrip marks in the cylinders and epoxy in the sump cracks..really!) finally popped a head stud. 6 miles from home...what? ME...
Re: The adventure of the THROWN ROD
Historical mailing list - Chris Venema
Mon, 17 Jun 96 11:17:26 CDT
...Check your cylinder (case) studs if the engine has ever overheated, or is aging. That's where I've been fouled up when rebuilding...
Re: Reservation fees? Wish I'd thought of that. - now 1.9 wbxr head job
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:21:56 -0700
...right in front of you , especially if it's in the cylinder head - you just can not let that happen. Wouldn't surprise me...
Re: oil in coolant
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 03:27:57 +0000
...Driving 5 miles you have pulled studs, possibly cracked or warped the heads and damaged the seal at the top of the cylinders. In...
Re: Aircooled Cylinder Head Temps - first observations
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:03:19 -0800
...no matter what form of gasoline-engined transportation you're driving! All you have to do is read this article's sidebar, head off...