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Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:16:50 -0500
...cylinder-to-case surface problems, cylinder-to-head problems, main bearing studs with sealing nuts, staked rod nuts, oil pump sealing nuts, or head...
Re: Cylinder Head Cleaning/Checking Question
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Mon, 3 Feb 2014 22:02:09 -0800
...flat sided preferably ......take extra care not to nick up or dent the bottom of the cylinder head. Heat sometimes if nothing else works...
Re: Leaky Head Nut?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
Wed, 15 Aug 2001 12:33:36 -0400
...I > have a leaky cylinder head nut. I have tried 3 different sealants > and nothing stops the coolant from leaking past the nut. I...
Re: Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
Historical mailing list
Sat, 30 Oct 1999 19:22:25 EDT
I have solved this problem by removing the nut and allowing the coolant to drain and then drying the surfaces and reapplying the nut...
Re: quick question- how many valves?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 1 Mar 2003 19:00:43 +1300
>eight, one exhaust and one intake per cylinder. Unless you have the twin >overhead cam 16V Superboxer. Just kidding. :) Fit Subaru heads? ;-) -- Andrew Grebneff...
RE-INSTALLING CYLINDERS?
Historical mailing list - Russell O. Gunter
Sat, 5 Dec 1998 09:28:52 EST
...that small space and facilitate the re-installation of the cylinders and heads without further disturbance of the pistons and rods? Thanks for your...
Re: Why We Keep Odds & Ends (bolts etc.)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 9 Apr 2011 08:56:55 -0700
...It has all manner of things including those fancy ovaled > Cadmium plated "always replace" 10mm head lock nuts. Oops. 13 mm head. -- Neil Nicholson...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:37:26 -0500
...They hold the aluminum ring that serves as a true head gasket; that is, that gasket confines the compression gases to within the cylinder...
Re: Question about Clutch Slave
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Wed, 22 Apr 1998 14:20:03 EDT
...the clutch pushing the slave cylinder up as you loosen the nuts plus a finger on the bolt head will keep the bolt from...
Re: coolant in oil
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:30:29 -0500
...A cracked head would more likley fill the cylinder or leak a mark on the ground my guess is a weeping nut under the...
Re: Extra Grounds on 1.9l
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 14 Apr 2000 08:05:12 -0700
One trick an engine rebuilder told me about is to run a 10 or 12 guage wire from the right cylinder head (under PS...
Re: Water in the oil update
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:24:57 -0400
...That keeps them from getting hung up on the cylinders. Also I usually tighten the two center head nuts that are under the valve...
Re: Leaking head nut
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:36:00 -0700
...If ever there was a cylinder head system that requires pretty meticulous workmanship ...it's waterboxers.. but the nuts and goop are not the...
If you are Doing your Headgaskets do the barrel seals too.
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 24 Jan 2001 20:15:49 EST
...When I was helping a fellow list member with his engine swap/head gasket replacement, one side of cylinders was stuck fast to the...
Re: front exhaust pipe
Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
Wed, 11 Aug 1999 11:39:21 -0400
...side) is attached to the cylinder >> head with two bolts, while the other side is attached with two nuts? Is this >> normal? Can a...
Follow UP - Leaky Head Nut?
Historical mailing list - Walter E Stephens
Wed, 15 Aug 2001 21:24:03 -0700
...I > > have a leaky cylinder head nut. I have tried 3 different sealants > > and nothing stops the coolant from leaking past the nut. I...
Re: <no subject>
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:30:24 -0400
...If the cylinders are leaking at the base from either case distortion or loose studs, (another failure) you can bet the heads are leaking...
Re: If you are Doing your Headgaskets do the barrel seals too.
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Thu, 25 Jan 2001 09:38:27 -0500
...Also pull the rods off and put in new rod bearings and bolts and nuts Robert and the list while pulling the cylinders and...
Re: front exhaust pipe
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 23:57:47 -0400
...side) is attached to the cylinder > head with two bolts, while the other side is attached with two nuts? Is this > normal? Can a...
Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 16 Jul 2016 16:39:20 -0700
...WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque Searched some more. On the samba, a contributor mentioned doing warrantee work on weeping WBX head...
Re: How does a leak down tester work???
Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 07:48:09 EST
Sorry Gang ~~ Yesterday in my disciptions of possible air test leaks I forgot to mention the mating area between the heads & the cylinders. // Air...
Re: Removing head studs
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Mon, 23 Nov 1998 09:08:08 -0500
A trick I've used on these is to weld a nut onto the broken end of the stub. This has worked well,even...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:25:21 -0700
...Would I be overly hopeful to think that >> this minimal nut tightening this late would save me having to remove the >> heads? >> >> Tom >> >> 84...
Re: Update: Replaced heads, now water in oil
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 6 Oct 2005 00:04:40 -0400
...You need to check the o-rings at the base of the cylinders and the possibility that a head nut did not seal. Forget...
Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Wed, 5 Feb 2014 19:32:12 -0800
...the best and safest way to remove the cylinder head exhaust studs and bolts or nuts ? Probably they have very many years of rusting...
Re: What head nut sealant?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 27 Nov 2000 23:21:25 -0500
...Get to do it again and now I have to remove the cylinder so I can weld a nut on the broken piece to...
Re: Heads stuck to piston sleeve
Historical mailing list - PAT
Wed, 8 Jul 1998 21:25:14 -0400
Hey hammerhead, what keeps the entire assembly from moving out? Gonna put the head nuts on and try it? -----Original Message----- From: richard <juju34...
Re: Exhaust fastener sizes needed
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Tue, 11 Jan 2005 12:05:22 -0800
...Cylinder Head Kit (Both Heads): 4 ea Bolt Din 933 8x30 4 ea Hex Nut 8mm x 1.25mm pitch 8 ea Flat Washer...
Re: 90 cooling problem
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:44:53 -0700
...Try to re-torque the cylinder head nuts. But before that you need to loosen all exhaust headers. You will also need to remove...
Re: Head sealants??
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 11 May 2007 15:40:48 -0400
...folks > >I have the Right Stuff for the heads and for under the cap nuts. I have >the Permatex Anaerobic Gasket maker #51813 for...
Re: Vanagon Cylinder Head Gasket video I just made
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 8 Mar 2014 21:12:39 -0500
...Vanagon Cylinder Head Gasket video I just made Ken, Thanks very much for posting this, as my Vanagon is sitting just a few feet...
Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:45:15 -0700
...407 089 A > Nut N 022 141 4 hexagon nut, self locking, VM12x1.5 > Bolt 251 407 053 A cheese head bolt, M12x1.5x105...
Cylinder Head Replacement
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:48:23 +0000
...400 miles later head starts leaking again, this time around one of the head nuts. Thought is that maybe the head cracked. So, did...
Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:02:26 -0500
...cylinder-to-case surface problems, cylinder-to-head problems, main bearing studs with sealing nuts, staked rod nuts, oil pump sealing nuts, or head...
Re: Head gasket again...
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Tue, 14 Mar 2000 12:04:37 -0500
...the top of the cylinder has never and will never hold back > compression > never over torque a cylinder head nut ever when you increase...
Re: 'Nother Head Gasket Question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 3 May 2014 08:53:06 -0400
...As a test, test fit the head with no gaskets, inner or outer. Run the nut down. Any that can’t grab the head...
Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 13 Apr 2014 16:42:13 -0700
...It "APPEARS", very hard to tell, but it appears to be leaking around one of the upper cylinder head nuts (torqued to 40lbs and...
Re: Extra Grounds on 1.9l
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:03:13 -0400
...This ensures that the right head is well grounded, since > it is grounded through the stud nuts and exhaust system normally. The > stud nuts...
Re: quick and dirty head swap-dennis' 2 cents.
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 23 May 2013 09:13:38 -0700
...While the cylinders are out I also use them with some lapping compound the clean the heads where the cylinders have to seal. You...
Re: drips of antifreeze off head
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 2 Jan 2013 09:54:43 -0800
...the heads and case is poor because of the stud nut sealant and rubber gasket. The main connection is through the cylinder sleeve, which...
2.1 wbx Compression Test
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 4 May 2017 16:08:33 -0700
...120 Cylinders 2/4 150 Throttle body valve was open for each test. As a last resort, I will check the head nuts to...
Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:57:52 -0700
...I suppose if you remove a cylinder head underside plug, and open the radiator bleed screw, the radiator will drain completely after a while...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 16:37:54 -0700
...The cylinder in question has the piston quite close to the head, which gives me a lot more wiggle room. After fighting with it...
Re: Tools for engine overhaul on 85 waterboxer
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:31:03 -0500
...Especially on head bolts. And case bolts where applicable. I had a cylinder barrel come loose on an airplane in flight one time, because...
Re: clutch slave cylinder mounting bolts
Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
Fri, 19 Dec 2003 21:59:52 -0500
...shortened with a side grinder to hold the bolt head below while turning the nut above with a ratchet. The job is even worse...
Re: Valve Adjusting
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Sun, 18 Oct 1998 00:17:57 -0500
At 6:40 PM -0500 10/17/98, Aaron Robinson wrote: >I just re-torqued my cylinder head bolts to see if it would...
Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:38:47 -0800
...Before pulling the heads I would > check the torque on the head nuts. Internal leaks between the tops of the > cylinders and heads are...
Re: Removing Wbx Engine Case Studs
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:41:47 -0500
...but here's what I did > successfully. > > Once the heads were removed, I "Double nutted" the tops of the studs and > used a mapp...
Re: 90 cooling problem
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:02:27 -0400
...Try to re-torque the cylinder > head nuts. But before that you need to loosen all exhaust headers. You will also need > to remove...
Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
Historical mailing list - Mike
Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:50:40 -0500
...cylinder-to-case surface problems, cylinder-to-head problems, main bearing studs with sealing nuts, staked rod nuts, oil pump sealing nuts, or head...
Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Wed, 5 Feb 2014 22:39:56 -0500
...the best and safest way to remove the cylinder head exhaust studs and bolts or nuts ? Probably they have very many years of rusting...
Re: Sure. . . Summary: Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 00:29:45 EDT
...the amount of room), therefore hitting the nut on it's top surface with the cylinder head acting as a support. >> Given enough room...
Re: Cylinder head gauge
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Tue, 8 Aug 2000 14:15:56 -0700
...Cylinder head gauge >I have a cylinder head temp gauge on my 81, and would like to know what >range of temps I should...
Re: It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:38:27 -0500
...the nuts. We got as far as pulling the head away from the case, but #1 cylinder wanted to stay with the head rather...
Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:30:22 -0700
...wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes > and some vanagon bleeders, my front calipers for example. > > the bigger bleeders that take the 8 mm...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 14 May 2012 15:44:45 -0700
...it is also quite important to know that the cylinder studs or nuts are not badly corroded.. I get rather nervous about heads that...
Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:22:09 -0500
...Before pulling the heads I >would >>> check the torque on the head nuts. Internal leaks between the tops of >the >>> cylinders and heads are...
Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:58:26 -0500
...Before pulling the heads I > >would > >>> check the torque on the head nuts. Internal leaks between the tops of > >the > >>> cylinders and heads are...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 3 Oct 2012 20:47:00 -0400
...I also use a bit of lapping compound and lap the cylinders into the heads to get the top of the cylinders really clean...
Re: pumping up lifters after head job...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:32:27 -0500
...Tighten lock nut. Repeat for all 4 cylinders. If a lifter is tight and the valve starts to lift, let engine sit for a...