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• Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:52:53 -0400
  ...WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque No, it's just poor quality! When mine fails I'm going to cut it open...
• Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 16:48:21 -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: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 14 Apr 2014 00:02:49 +0000
  ...It "APPEARS", very hard to tell, but it > > appears to be leaking around one of the upper cylinder head nuts > > (torqued to 40lbs and...
• Wasserboxer piston pin removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:18:42 -0700
  ...Usually requiring one the somehow get a nut started on a threaded rod between the cylinders. My fingers are too big. After messing with...
• Re: Wasserboxer piston pin removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:58:16 -0500
  ...Usually > requiring one the somehow get a nut started on a threaded rod between > the cylinders. �My fingers are too big. After messing with...
• Re: Help: Broken Cylinder Head bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jun 1997 06:16:46 EDT
  ...This is a very good argument for those 12mm ATF copper nuts. These are made specifically for this application. They will not rust. Drive...
• Re: Where would YOU leak?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sat, 25 Nov 2000 15:58:47 -0500
  ...infamous cracked-Vanagon-cylinder-head syndrome. I have seen quite a few crack right next to that exact head nut, it will appear that...
• Re: Exhaust fastener sizes needed
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 01:27:43 -0500
  ...with the following >components: > >Cylinder Head Kit (Both Heads): >4 ea Bolt Din 933 8x30 >4 ea Hex Nut 8mm x 1.25mm pitch...
• Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 21:46:12 -0400
  ...It "APPEARS", very hard to tell, but it > > appears to be leaking around one of the upper cylinder head nuts > > (torqued to 40lbs and...
• Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 19:43:57 -0700
  ...on cylinders sticking to the head, but that is not my problem (yet). I backed off the head nuts. However, the head wouldn't...
• Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:03:36 -0600
  ...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: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 29 Dec 2000 11:35:41 -0800
  ...one of the cylinders, replace the spark plug and use a socket and short breaker bar on the pulley nut to gently rotate the...
• Heads stuck to piston sleeves
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 08:31:50 -0700
  ...Heads stuck to piston sleeve > > >>put oil in cylinders,replace spark plugs you now have a hydraulic press >>to press the heads off, >> >>or...
• Re: It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:53:46 -0400
  ...Stuff" sealant for above, plus for cap nuts for head Green o-ring around outside of cylinder near top - original VW Loctite 518 sealant...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:44:46 -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...
• Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 12:57:06 -0700
  ...On the samba, a contributor mentioned doing warrantee work on weeping WBX head nuts. My guess is VW supplied then with an updated "yellow...
• Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:33:46 -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...
• Exhaust manifold studs, how to tighten them into a block...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 May 2016 07:04:17 -0700
  ...of the nuts, then running the stud down into the head, but I can't make it get tight...the two nuts will work...
• Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 07:15:41 EST
  ...of liquid steel and run the engine with 7 nuts to secure the head?>> No. <<The second question is how do I fix the...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 11 May 2007 16:52:26 -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: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:46:37 -0700
  ...ARP aftermarket improved cylinder head studs for Subaru engines use a 9/16's 12 point. tdi clutches have ...here's werid one for...
• Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:10:19 -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...
• Vanagon Specifications Sheet
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:20:52 -0400
  ...Rocker Shaft-To-Cylinder Head Nuts 20 (25) Exhaust Flange-To-Cylinder Head Nut 15 (20) Engine-To-Transaxle Nut/Bolt 22 (30) Engine...
• Re: 2.1 assemble
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:26:25 -0400
  ...Now you also need to test the head studs. Get some good 10 mm nuts. Place your cylinders and heads in position and test...
• Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 17:23:36 -0700
  ...WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque > > The "good" type expansion tank blue cap (at least I think it's the better > type...
• 1985 Vanagon Gas Eng. - Block's stud failure - details acoming....
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:09:26 -0400
  ...full set. (2) Always replace the stud cap nuts - the nut you torque to "set head gasket"....WHY always replace? The studs have visible...
• Re: Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:33:15 -0600
  ...leads >> running to the right head... >> -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand Fossil preparator Mollusc, Toyota & VW van nut Temporarily in Calgary, AB, Canada <goose1047...
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks. Old hash I'm sure...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hogue
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:05:25 -0400
  ...heads and push the cylinder head down by hand enough to start the nuts, use the aforementioned sealer on the nut surfaces (cleaned nut...
• Re: <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:04:01 -0700
  ...If the cylinders are leaking at the base from either case > distortion or loose studs, (another failure) you can bet the heads are > leaking...
• headgasket replacement information
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:45:10 -0800
  ...The tube of sealant I was going to use on the big rubber gasket that the head mates to and the head nuts. I...
• Re: Conversion Commotion
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Thu, 11 Dec 1997 23:16:10 -0800
  ...Basically they took the old air-cooled engine and surrounded the steel cylinders with water jackets. Old VW engines never used real head gaskets...
• Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 14 Apr 2014 00:00:15 +0000
  ...It "APPEARS", very hard to tell, but it appears to be leaking > around one of the upper cylinder head nuts (torqued to 40lbs and...
• Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 23:28:08 +0000
  ...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: clutch slave cylinder mounting bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:35:55 -0600
  ...bolt heads (you'll see what I mean when you look) to make the thread ends stand high enough to put a nut on...
• Exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:10:57 -0700
  ...cylinder heads. I say that because the new studs went in very easily and when I am ready to put the lock nuts, they...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 23:54:28 -0500
  Big difference between a wheel fitment and a cylinder head. Especially a water boxer head! Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: Cylinder Head Replacement
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 12 Sep 2014 08:05:12 -0400
  ...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: s&s header install and speedo question
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:27:17 -0400
  ...for the other cylinder for that pipe. Hang the pipe on the studs, just begin to thread on a nut and washer and then...
• <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:55:18 -0700
  ...Is there something special about how the bases of the cylinders have to be sealed? Do the large nuts need to be sealed as...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:33:28 -0700
  ...Just couple of arc welded tac welds on the bolt head, to the bracket. From then on that nut and bolt arrangement is a...
• Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 20:17:10 -0800
  ...of >liquid steel and run the engine with 7 nuts to secure the head? >The second question is how do I fix the broken...
• Head bolts on Air cooleds oil leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Sep 1998 12:30:16 EDT
  ...oil leak from engine/cylinder connection in my >78 Westy. So I went ahead and retorqued the lower head nuts while doing >the seal...
• Intermittent miss on one cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 20:56:27 -0500
  ...the right rear cylinder. I checked compression and it is very good. I was about to check the head cap nuts to see if...
• questions...
  Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
  15 May 96 20:25:04 EDT
  ...worth it? I would imagine the heads would have to be pulled out slightly from the cylinders to let the tubes drop out and...
• Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 05:32:36 -0600
  ...nut often results in the stud being broken off . Have you ever tried drilling a broken exhaust stud out of an aircraft cylinder head...
• Re: Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:57:06 -0400
  ...Taking a 4 banger and literally just adding an extra 2 cylinders. Can you imagine trying to fix the headgasket problems on that thing...
• It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:26:21 -0500
  ...Stuff" sealant for above, plus for cap nuts for head Green o-ring around outside of cylinder near top - original VW Loctite 518 sealant...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:35:22 -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...
• Re: Exhaust manifold studs, how to tighten them into a block...
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 20 May 2016 09:17:27 -0600
  ...of > the nuts, then running the stud down into the head, but I can't make it get > tight...the two nuts will work...
• Re: Exhaust manifold studs, how to tighten them into a block...
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 20 May 2016 07:15:25 -0700
  ...of > the nuts, then running the stud down into the head, but I can't make it get > tight...the two nuts will work...
• glow plug removal
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:31:19 -0500
  ...It seems no damage was done to the glow plug/head interface. The seal of the cylinder isn't broken so to speak. Anyhow...
• Re: removing studs from new heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:41:57 -0700
  ...Same way with cylinder heads studs versus bolts. I also notch out the top of the tabs that are at the top of the...
• 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 19 May 2017 17:33:15 -0700
  ...idle, and there is a new unfamiliar noise at cylinder #2. When checking head nut torque, I had to remove a little material at...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon Gas Eng. - Block's stud failure - details acoming....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:06:12 -0400
  ...You have worn piston skirts and worn cylinders. Honing will increase the clearance further. You need to make some carefull measurements. Nuts should rarley...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 18:35:20 -0700
  ...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: you job...
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 14:41:16 -0800
  ...So, remove all the stuff around your head, drain the oil and the coolant, yank the head (careful with the stuck cylinders), get the...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:45:57 -0700
  ...Neil. > On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 9:22 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: >> Bolt 251 407 053 A cheese head bolt...
• Re: Head bolts on Air cooleds oil leaks
  Historical mailing list - Dan Johnston
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 19:39:14 -0400
  ...oil leak from engine/cylinder connection in my > >78 Westy. So I went ahead and retorqued the lower head nuts while doing > >the seal...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 16 Oct 2013 18:22:03 -0700
  ...I do them with the piston down, away from the cylinder head. it's ok to turn the engine .. one warning..always keep the...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 May 2012 16:23:56 -0700
  ...important to know that the cylinder studs or nuts are > not badly corroded.. > I get rather nervous about heads that have been on 'forever...