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Re: Stuck Cylinders
Historical mailing list - Don Preston
Mon, 23 Oct 2000 07:01:30 -0700
...DO NOT ASSEMBLE WITHOUT THESE SEALS! The black ones at the base of the cylinder are responsible for keeping the water jacket separated from...
Good VW guy in SC <long story>
Historical mailing list - Anton J. Elmquist
Wed, 06 Mar 1996 15:05:08 -0500
...Got the window open, the jacket off, the sunglasses on, rolling down route 17 at about 60, and she starts making horrible noises. Awful...
Busted alternator brackets - the mystery
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:50:06 -0700
...stud/bolt that go into the block hairs from the water jackets :( on the lower bracket under that alt : realy not feeling good about...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 22:42:48 -0600
...The other thing that is going on >>> is that >>> the head also squeezes a rubber gasket between the head and the >>> water >>> jacket on...
Re: compressing piston rings in engine
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Mon, 9 Dec 2013 20:22:44 -0800
...fits >>>>> (or maybe not) in the tight space between the water jacket and >>>>> the >>>> sleeve. >>>>> If you've used one in this scenario, where...
Was Can you run without coolant...Now How Badly Can You Abuse a WBX? (Very long)
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:37:22 -0800
...And oh yeah, the cooling system was so tight that the steam pressure inside the cooling jacket had blown out a freeze plug and...
Re: Just how far in over my head am I? (long)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:48:28 -0400
...the gaskets sealing the cylinder water jackets to the head undersurfaces -- were leaking coolant. The AFM was becoming flaky but was eked along by...
Re: Head stud testing
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:50:16 -0400
...Worse they are near the edge of the water jacket making it extremely difficult to drill them out. As for Heli-Coils, in soft...
Upgrading 1.9 to 2.1
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:44:02 -0500
...happy the right head developed its hairline crack in the water jacket so that I would have a reason to do the swap. Regards...
Re: Am stuck in a wheel chair (not a funny post and its not friday...)
Historical mailing list - Leon
Wed, 24 Sep 2003 21:39:01 -0700
...Was wearing jeans and jacket. Helmet had some scratches. That was it. Lucky! It was rush traffic and i could have easily been hit...
Re: VW gutless & unreliable? Another perspective...
Historical mailing list - Steve Overmyer
Wed, 2 Apr 2003 17:27:23 +1000
...a hole drilled too deep,getting too close to the water jacket,causing an eventual leak and not an inherent VW problem. It did...
Re: Boston Bob? or GoWesty?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:50:30 -0500
...surface's as needed this includes the water pump >and water jacket surface for the head this take allot of time to do >correctly...
Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:02:15 -0400
...the engine in the "Van", no rusty bolt, no damage water jacket, no bent push-rod, bottom end O-ring replacement, pushrod seal. Now...
Re: road rage...my first experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
Historical mailing list - Lawrence C Leung
Sat, 10 Feb 2001 18:27:43 -0500
...this guy then reaches in, grabs my jacket, and >tries to >PULL ME OUT OF THE CAR, i was pretty shaken up, i was...
Headlights and R. Feinman
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:25:09 -0800
...From inside the tattered jacket he took three grimy medals and carefully pinned them on. The street was quiet now, closed off for the...
Re: compressing piston rings in engine
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 10 Dec 2013 07:27:44 -0600
...fits >>>>> >>>>>> (or maybe not) in the tight space between the water jacket and >>>>>> the >>>>>> >>>>> sleeve. >>>>> >>>>>> If you've used one in this scenario, where...
Re: Was Can you run without coolant...Now How Badly Can You Abuse a WBX? (Very long)
Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:30:54 -0500
...And oh yeah, the cooling system was so tight > that the steam pressure inside the cooling jacket had blown out a freeze > plug and...
FW: We made it! The Great Michigan to Florida Trip. I thumb my nose at you Alberto!
Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
Mon, 19 Jun 2006 23:30:12 -0400
...out there in the wind with a microphone and a rain jacket getting hit by flying debris. The rain was so hard you could...
Re: Diesel vs Gas Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:52:46 -0500
...A ball of dirt is a ball of dirt until you throw it at your classmate and it becomes dust on his jacket. > I...
Re: Busted alternator brackets - the mystery
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:00:34 +0000
...stud/bolt that go into the block hairs from the water jackets > :( on the lower bracket under that alt : realy not feeling good about...
Re: Fuel hose size
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 3 Aug 2020 04:41:09 +0000
...When looking at fuel hoses we look at pressure and temperature ratings and we pay attention to the outer jacket and how it will...
Re: Natural Disasters and Westys. Does anyone have a prep sheet? - Yep
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:25:24 -0700
...a change of clothes for two, including jackets; cookware, tableware, flashlights, linen and towels; weather radio, small Grundig short wave with AM/FM, plenty...
Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 21 Mar 2015 22:03:28 -0400
...Carolina who >>> showed me the water jacket seal problem and his epoxy repair. I immediately >>> thought - "that's my kind of engine!" >>> >>> It may...
Re: Here's the list
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:24:51 -0700
...clothes pins, metal clip style, 10-12 > clothing, 8 days ea. + jackets (Layer up!) > coasters, 2-4 > coffee brewer, 1-cup > coffee filters > coffee...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 21:10:07 -0700
...The other thing that is going on is that >>> the head also squeezes a rubber gasket between the head and the water >>> jacket on...
Re: Just how far in over my head am I? (long)
Historical mailing list - joe trussell
Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:59:41 +0000
...the gaskets sealing the cylinder water jackets to the head >undersurfaces -- were leaking coolant. The AFM was becoming flaky >but was eked along by...
Re: corrosion & anodes (long)
Historical mailing list - Carroll A. Smith
Sun, 17 Jan 1999 15:37:40 -0500
...lithium or potassium. > Second, it must be immersed in the cooling jacket of the engine itself = and be in electrical contact with the aluminum...
A washingtonpost.com article from: jhecht@alum.mit.edu
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Mon, 8 Aug 2005 15:33:20 -0400
...I had on my warmest jacket, plus a wool cap and gloves. In the beginning, the small heater was no match for the 30...
Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 21 Mar 2015 14:26:01 -0500
...Carolina who > > > showed me the water jacket seal problem and his epoxy repair. I immediately > > > thought - "that's my kind of engine!" > > > > > > It may...
Re: Diesel vs Gas Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:27:54 -0800
...A ball of dirt is a ball of dirt until you > throw it at your classmate and it becomes dust on his jacket. > > > I...
Re: compressing piston rings in engine
Historical mailing list - Derek Burgess
Tue, 10 Dec 2013 09:21:42 -0500
...fits >>>>>> >>>>>>> (or maybe not) in the tight space between the water jacket and >>>>>>> the >>>>>> sleeve. >>>>>> >>>>>>> If you've used one in this scenario, where...
Re: compressing piston rings in engine
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:54:38 -0500
...fits >>>>> >>>>>> (or maybe not) in the tight space between the water jacket and >>>>>> the >>>>>> >>>>> sleeve. >>>>> >>>>>> If you've used one in this scenario, where...
Re: Sudden head gasket coolant catastrophic leaking
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Mon, 9 Jul 2007 00:09:09 -0400
...this product will fill any gap, for ever! http://www.benplace.com/amc_head/amc9.jpg The gap between heads and water jacket in...
On the Vanagon Cooling System
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Wed, 2 Oct 2002 01:57:23 EDT
...This also neglects the direct injection of combustion gases into the cooling jacket. 4). Energy injected. Well, this is actually treated by the general...
Fwd: [T2] A few VW's for sale... (long)
Historical mailing list - Anthony Bailey
Thu, 23 May 2002 17:11:34 -0500
...engine needs repair (the engine >starts and runs, but will need to be resealed or rebuilt, due to >water jacket/coolant leakage), factory 3...
FW: Vanagon engineering some different perspectives.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 17:33:24 +0000
...As the design of replaceable cylinders in a jacket this is common for many large truck and industrial engines. Engines with the bores in...
Re: Thoughts on conversions (kinda LONG)
Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:35:47 -0700
...The piston was completely shattered to bits and a big hole into the water jackets, piston and engine metal everywhere in engine!!! Junkyard engine...
Re: FW: Vanagon engineering some different perspectives.
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 20:25:00 -0800
...As the design of replaceable cylinders in a jacket this is > common for many large truck and industrial engines. Engines with the bores > in...
Re: road rage...my first experience tonite!!!
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sat, 10 Feb 2001 09:28:34 -0800
...this guy then reaches in, grabs my jacket, and tries to PULL ME OUT OF THE CAR, i was pretty shaken up, i was...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Thu, 5 Sep 2013 04:34:46 -0700
...The other thing that is going on is >>>> that >>>> the head also squeezes a rubber gasket between the head and the water >>>> jacket on...
Re: Fuel hose size
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 3 Aug 2020 10:49:43 -0600
...When looking at fuel hoses we look at pressure and temperature ratings and we pay attention to the outer jacket and how it will...
Re: Sudden head gasket coolant catastrophic leaking
Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:10:07 -0700
...com/amc_head/amc9.jpg > > The gap between heads and water jacket in about 1/8, the gasket is always > more than that. > > But...
Re: Baja Whale 2013 trip report, 10 vans... part 4...at last
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:23:09 -0700
...Mark mark drillock wrote: > > After gathering for the orientation lecture and choosing our > life-jackets, we piled into their vans and went for a...
Re: What's in YOUR Git Box/Bug-out Bag
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 3 Feb 2007 09:13:34 -0600
...a change of clothes for two, including jackets; cookware, tableware, flashlights, linen and towels; weather radio, small grundig short wave with AM/FM, plenty...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Thu, 5 Sep 2013 09:09:04 -0700
...The other thing that is going on is > >>>> that > >>>> the head also squeezes a rubber gasket between the head and the water > >>>> jacket on...
Re: On the Vanagon Cooling System
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Wed, 2 Oct 2002 07:59:48 -0400
...This also neglects the direct injection of combustion gases into the cooling jacket. 4). Energy injected. Well, this is actually treated by the general...
Re: How to pack Westy for a long camping trip? (kickoff)
Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
Thu, 24 May 2001 21:10:06 -0400
...clothes pins, metal clip style, 10-12 > clothing, 8 days ea. + jackets (Layer up!) > coasters, 2-4 > coffee brewer, 1-cup > coffee filters > coffee...
Eberspacher BA6 heater article (long)
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Thu, 27 Jul 1995 17:24:34 -0600 (MDT)
...The heater itself works like any home furnace you're familiar with where the actual combustion occurs in the inner jacket (or clam, if...
Re: Fwd: OT-stranded in the wilderness with a westy what would you do ?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 8 Dec 2006 00:08:32 -0800
...I never leave home without my jacket, even in summer. Since I am a dirt road addict, I have my Westfalia fully stocked with...
BA6 Heater Information - long
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 02:46:18 -0500
...re familiar with >where the actual combustion occurs in the inner jacket (or clam, if >you're still using that image as a guide...
Re: FW: Vanagon engineering some different perspectives.
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 10:15:03 -0800
...As the design of replaceable cylinders in a jacket this is > common for many large truck and industrial engines. Engines with the bores > in...
Re: Hex Wrenches
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Sat, 25 Dec 1999 08:11:51 -0800
...it ain't fun to lose one of >those buggers in the dirt/sand/mud when changing a tire! >- rain jacket/parka ... flat tires...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 5 Sep 2013 11:29:09 -0700
...The other thing that is going on is >>>>> that >>>>> the head also squeezes a rubber gasket between the head and the water >>>>> jacket on...
Lundy Canyon Backpack
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Thu, 12 Jul 2001 19:58:26 -0700
...soaking wet gear, wearing slightly more than sneakers, hot inside waterproof jacket and pants going down almost vertical slope...We were very careful but...
Re: Fuel hose size
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 3 Aug 2020 23:16:34 +0000
...When looking at fuel hoses we look at pressure and temperature ratings and we pay attention to the outer jacket and how it will...
Re: BA6 heater install and ... (fwd)
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 14:42:04 -0700 (PDT)
...The heater itself works like any home furnace you're familiar with where the actual combustion occurs in the inner jacket (or clam, if...
Re: Here's the list
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 19 Sep 2004 08:59:21 -0500
...clothes pins, metal clip style, 10-12 > clothing, 8 days ea. + jackets (Layer up!) > coasters, 2-4 > coffee brewer, 1-cup > coffee filters > coffee...
Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
Historical mailing list - Ben
Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:41:38 -0400
...the engine in the "Van", no >rusty bolt, no damage water jacket, no bent push-rod, bottom end O-ring >replacement, pushrod seal. > >Now...
vanagons (all): recall info from NHTSA as of 05/06/94
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 15 May 94 01:29:03 CDT
...The jack may not reach far enough into the jackets provided on both sided of the vehicle. If the improper jack is used, it...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Thu, 5 Sep 2013 10:13:30 -0700
...The other thing that is going on is >> >>>> that >> >>>> the head also squeezes a rubber gasket between the head and the water >> >>>> jacket on...