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• Re: Swapping heads
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 21:25:01 -0400
  > I want to replace the heads on a 1.9L WBX with heads off a 2.1L > Any interchangeability issues? Not as long as...
• FS: Round Vanagon Headlight Buckets
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 01:04:58 -0500
  Does anyone need a pair of stock round headlight buckets? If you're planning on converting your square headlight bus to the South African...
• Fwd: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:38:32 -0400
  ...Seals, torque sequence and procedures (keeping the sleeves in place while pulling the head are very important). Replacing the head is not hard, but...
• Resolution: Smells like fuel -- wet spot on cold head
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:39:57 -0700
  Turned out that the two bolts holding the air intake manifold to the driver's side head weren't real tight. I guess some...
• Re: round > square headlight conversion / Lamp Life
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 09:09:37 -0700
  Right on, brighter is better and I have found that adding relays can make a huge difference in headlight output. The automotive bulbs we...
• Re: Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 07:11:31 -0400
  ...Mourkas wrote: > > On my 87 Syncro I appear to have a coolant leak at the #7 cylinder head > cap nut, rearmost right side under...
• Re: Q: How do we clean the headliner?
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 09:23:18 -0400
  Soft scrub or Bon-Ami, does the job on all the white plastics, headliners, etc (unless it is bad sun damage) Adam Puzerewski 81...
• head post-mortem, and a question
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 14:03:52 -0700
  I've posted this to a diesel list, too, but since some of you have offered advice about my #1 head stud popping block...
• Installing new headliner material in an '82 Westfalia. Tips? Or, Sites?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 2 Sep 2014 17:53:26 -0700
  ...It's clearly a situation where you use an adhesive spray on the headliner itself and on the headliner material and slap to two...
• relay your headlights (wasRe: Round vs. Square vs. SA double round headlights
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 12:40:54 EST
  In a message dated 3/10/02 10:42:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, carogers@OPTONLINE.NET writes: > I have the original round headlights...
• New waterboxer heads, looking for.
  Historical mailing list - Ed Cain, jr.
  Mon, 19 Aug 1996 16:24:19 -0700
  ...When I pulled the heads for the third time, I found clear, slightly green tinted, crystalline deposits on the heads, about 1/8" thick...
• Re: HELP-HEADS NEEDED ASAP - Get your Bucket
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 29 Aug 1999 20:51:44 -0700
  ...They quoted me $650 for one head. You can also complete the performance thing with the 1.25 rocker arms with the head. I...
• Headlight Problem Solved....New Syndrome Discovered!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:57:09 -0400
  Greetings! Earlier today I emailed this august list to see if someone could figure out why my headlights weren't working even though I...
• Duh, i don't have a 1700 engine
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 13:00:45 -0400 (EDT)
  hey now, late yesterday, sean got the heads and cooling tin back from being cleaned. the tin had been acid soaked..i don't...
• Re: upgrading 86-up headlights
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 08:15:50 PDT
  ...I had been told that the '86-on > headlights are significantly brighter. Is that correct? > Only if you drive with highbeams all the time...
• Re: OOPS Re: HELP HELP HELP Big Headlight Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 08:30:46 -0800
  ...The headlights do run through the load reduction relay (which I assume you are referring to as X relay). Z --- David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL...
• Re: 2.1 head repair?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 05:54:22 EST
  In a message dated 1/15/2001 12:20:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > 2.1 head repair? > Greg...
• Re: scratch on heads mating surface for cylinders
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:41:47 -0700
  ...No need > for a replacement head just yet. > > Mark > > David Kao wrote: > > The rings (head gaskets) are made of stainless steel. The heads are...
• Re: South African inner headlight resources
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:01:43 -0800
  ...South African inner headlight resources So I've searched out these inner headlights for a MK1 GTI and Parts4Euro.com has the lights. They...
• Head gasket again...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 06:00:19 PST
  ...The first head gasket job came when I sprung a leak to the outside world of streaming blue coolant. I cleaned the heads and...
• Re: Please REPLY Head Gaskets: Fail Leaky;
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Tue, 6 May 2003 21:24:55 -0400
  I have been following the discussion on head gaskets since alas mine too are leaking... more during this past winter, less now, and I...
• Re:useless subject headings
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 18:09:32, -0500
  Hello, Im the sender of that useless heading about fuel pumps. I just thought Id say Im sorry, but I didnt have time to...
• Re:Head Gaskets are Shot
  Historical mailing list - Herb Harmison
  Sat, 1 Feb 1997 21:32:05 -0600
  I second the idea that there is no way to machine the heads. The geometry requires that the original surface be maintained. The reason...
• Broken stud and plug
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Jessee
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 19:53:53 -0700
  ...I realized that the stud was broken off inside the head. I plan on taking off the head and getting to the stud and...
• Re: Head gasket again...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:50:57 -0500
  ...One is a crack in the head. Make sure the machine shop is using the special chemicals required to find cracks in AL heads...
• Re: Head light adjusters: what about earlier round headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:29:35 -0800
  Does anybody know where to get the adjusters for the older round headlights? - I am replacing my rectangular lights with the SA Grill and...
• Re: Whining about head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 12:46:29 -0400
  ...I had the mechanic give me a "new" rebuilt head and I did the job myself. The head that started leaking was rebuilt with...
• Re: best new heads?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 14:37:53 EDT
  AMC heads are good. I have heard people complain that the castings in the intake ports are rough. HA! Look at the casting of...
• Re: Head Update (getting worse)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 20:28:11 -0500
  ...Repeat until the sleeve leaves a perfect blue circle in the head. If I am only taking the heads off I use an old...
• Re: Headlamp Relays; Fuse the Relay Control Circuit?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 18:59:15 -0700
  Frank, I know the headlamp circuits remain fused. I was talking about the low-amperage relay control circuit. That's the current running from...
• Re: headlights
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 23 May 2007 07:05:41 -0700
  The ground for the headlights is going bad. The ground cluster behind the fuse/relay panel needs some cleaning and likely new ends on...
• headlamps
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 21 Aug 2020 21:57:53 -0700
  What is the most likely reason for the headlamps on my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile to be kaput? All other lamps work, headlights...
• 2.1L Vanagon Heads for sale. AMC Heads in the box - both sides available.
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Wed, 16 Nov 2016 21:49:38 +0000
  I bought these heads for my 1990 Carat but never rebuilt it. They have been stored away... time to sell them. P-mail me...
• brand new 2.1 cylinder heads F/S
  Historical mailing list - Peter B.
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 23:17:14 -0800
  I have 2 pairs of new 2.1 cylinder heads for sale. They are complete with valves and still in the box. They are...
• Re: Head gasket FIX!!!
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 22:10:08 -0800
  ...This is part of the reason I decided to try ceramic coating the seal surface of the head, the other reason is to try...
• Re: Relays for headlight circuit upgrade...
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 13:48:08 -0400
  Is there any reason these relays would not be good to use in a headlight upgrade? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ebayISAPI.dll...
• Re: Winter storage leaking heads seals
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 23:05:46 -0500
  ...Did they find that the head was so pitted that a replacement head was needed? Thanks, Tony On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 5...
• Re: need advice
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 10 Dec 2018 13:32:32 -0500
  ...Stud broke off in > one of the heads and they're telling me I'll need to replace the heads or > put in a...
• Re: Vanagon Cylinder Head Problem?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 10:45:37 -0500
  ...Does anyone know the cause of this type of head gasket problem? i.e. pitting causes the standard waterjacket leak, what cause this coolant...
• Re: Antenna and headlights
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 5 Jun 2023 21:44:26 -0400
  ...My copy > of Bentley, which supposedly covers everything from 1980-1991, doesn't > even show the > inner headlights. So is changing out the headlights...
• Re: True cost of AMC heads for 1.9L and 2.1L: bare for $240 to $216!
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 09:46:28 -0600
  ...1 = The purchase of TWO cylinder heads of the same kind. Price Disc. 2 = The purchase of TEN cylinder heads of any kind. Part...
• Re: cylinder head
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Mon, 22 May 2023 10:57:07 -0400
  ...Pull the heads first and > >> determine the true condition of the engine. The heads and engine cases > are > >> consumables. Sometimes they just need to...
• Re: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:29:44 -0700
  Ken, I have 5 sets of AMC heads at my shop right now with at least one valve that is shot. The highest mileage...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 Dec 2015 08:48:57 -0800
  ...I have seen a brand new AMC head built poorly so that the head was tilted on the block .. like 2.5 mm at...
• My first time doing the heads
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:31:30 -0800
  Greetings all, I started the job at noon and it is now 8 PM and I have one head off and I�m cleaned...
• Re: WBX head re-torque?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 18:17:17 -0800
  >You will not stop external coolant leaks by re-torque the heads. >Sometimes you can get lucky and stop or slow internal leaks by...
• Re: FS: Euro Square Headlight Grille with Washers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:43:55 -0700
  ...It's a square headlight grille with factory headlight > washers. > > Comes with all the pieces: > > - Grille w/washers > - Headlights (complete with frames and good...
• RE: short in headlight wiring ... somewhere
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Jun 97 00:04:11 UT
  The ground wire for the headlights has lost it's connection. Probably burned at the connection by the fuse box. Check the two round...
• Re: Head Removal
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 09:30:39 -0700
  Don't know which head needs to come off, but since you asked.... This can be done with the engine in place, but you...
• Re: headlamps
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 11:05:46 -0700
  failed or failing ignition switch? IIRC, headlights, dash fan, wipers, are on the X circuit. Do wipers and fan work when key is turned...
• Re: Brighter headlights - 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 May 2016 13:43:29 -0400
  if your dead set on keeping the square headlight look and grille, buy a set of euro e-code square headlights off ebay.de...
• back seat, '91 camper
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:47:53 -0400
  Can a rear seat with headrests be had for a '91 Vanagon GL Camper? Can it be installed so as to retain the bed...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 08:47:33 -0500
  At 12:04 PM 10/16/00 -0400, web-help75@WEBTV.NET wrote: >How do I put a headlight in a '95 Plymouth Neon...
• Re: Headlights stopped working
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 16:32:11 EDT
  In a message dated 7/22/02 4:24:45 PM, vannman99@YAHOO.COM writes: >The headlights in my 87 stopped suddenly stopped >working...
• Re: upgrading an alternator? headlights 85'
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 15:07:45 EST
  ...i also bought some hella vision plus headlights. 7" round. can get at your local FLAPS chris '84 wolfy 86 westy gl '80 westy...
• Re: Advice needed on 2.1 heads
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 10:26:42 -0500
  ...Am having a problem dealing with NON OEM head gasket, every time i have rebuilt engine/head with aftermarket brands, the result was a...
• Re: Spare 2.1 engine - how big can I make it?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 7 Feb 2011 14:35:31 EST
  hey guys all the subies with the OHC engines had head gasket problems, even the 2.2 L but it is probably the better...
• Re: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:38:44 +1200
  WHERE did you say your head was stuck?
• Re: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:49:02 -0700
  I also see lots remains of the day in AMC heads some had bad exhaust pipes at the head some as I said in...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:12:15 -0800
  ...with >> ignition off + headlight switch on, three LEDs in the dashboard glow. >> With engine running + headlight switch off - normal. Engine running >> + headlight switch on...