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• Re: New vs. machined heads, a spinnoff of Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:34:03 -0400
  Why is your engine being rebuilt for second time in 200K? On most engnies head problems are more common than problems with the bottom...
• wanted good 1.9L head...have good 2.1L head to trade or will buy outright
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 13:45:22 EDT
  looking for a good used 1.9L head NO CRACKS. will buy outright or i have a good used NO CRACK 2.1L head...
• RE: 1986 Vangon Cylinder head leaks - repair / Vanagon parts
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 22 Oct 96 09:34:24 UT
  ...So I need to have the heads repaired - can someone recommend a place that will rebuild heads? Do the rebuilt heads include new valves...
• Re: HEAD JOB
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 21:48:48 EST
  ...With rebuilt heads you have to pay for the heads and the cores up front, then wait for the heads to be rebuilt and...
• Re: 2.1 head repair?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 13:45:28 EST
  In a message dated 1/15/01 9:31:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, gstelz1@YAHOO.COM writes: > I recently pulled the left head...
• Re: Resealing leaky head - any words of wisdom?????
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 10:55:44 EDT
  I would have the heads pressure tested and a valve job done by a local machine shop (if you are reusing old heads). Also...
• Re: headlights problems
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 27 Jan 2017 13:48:01 -0500
  ...is there any ground behind headlight pods (square > headlights)? > > when I installed the headlight relay kit there are only grounds behind the > fuse box...
• Re: Coolant leaking at upper head nut
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:19:32 -0500
  ...The problem is that some times what is really going on is that they head has cracked externally near the head nut area. This...
• Panic: was sold wrong head for 82 air vanagon
  Historical mailing list - meek
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 15:39:40 -0600
  My machine shop sold me a head for my two litre air cooled 1982 Vanagon, but turns out to be the head for the...
• Re: Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 11:37:48 -0500
  Jeffrey, This is why when you put a headlight relay kit in they tell you to separate the grounds for the headlights. VW in...
• Re: Nervous about heads
  Historical mailing list - Forero, Jaime E.
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 10:22:00 -0600
  ...VW could have changed the metalurgy in the new heads to make them less prone to corrosion. Todd Francis has had his heads (well...
• Re: re-torque-ing heads to stop coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 08:51:00 -0400
  You are refering to the recall campain the VW had years ago on the head gaskets. The campain fix was to add a 1...
• 2.1 head repair?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 06:30:47 -0800
  I recently pulled the left head from my 86 vanagon. There was some corrosion on the head surface where it comes in contact with...
• re. you can put headrests on your middle/back seat....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 11:48:45 -0600
  ...I had never seen a westfalia with rear headrests before. I wonder if all westy back seats have the headrest fittings under the fabric...
• Re: 2.0L Head Question
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:57:02 -0500
  ...2.0L Head Question I have decided to do my own rebuild. One question on the heads, where the head meets the cylindar (jugg...
• Re: Who has/had the longest lived head gasket on this list?
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 20:38:26 -0400
  ...Thus, I'm looking to hear what was the life span of your head gaskets and under what conditions (standard heads, ceramic coated heads...
• Re: Audi problems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Mar 96 10:33:53 +0100
  >From Vdubdude@aol.com Thu Mar 14 09:35:13 1996: >It costs $450.00 to do a 5000 headliner while the >same shop...
• Re: No headlights
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 06:57:27 -0800
  The headlight ground has gone away. That lets both the high and low beam voltages feed back to the high beam indicator, lighting it...
• Re: Cylinder Head Replacement
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:50:58 +0000
  ...Thought is that maybe the head cracked. So, did the job again, > > this time with a new head. I now have about 300 miles...
• H4 Euro Headlamps
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 08:44:44 -0500
  Whenever improving Vanagon headlamp performance is discussed on the list, the "high" cost of H4 Euro headlamps inevitably arises. Focusing on the cost of...
• Re: head stuck to cylinder tricks
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:08:32 -0500
  ...http://www.benplace.com/bjp_head2/head3_005.jpg this is when the piston is at is highest point (close to head), slowly pull...
• Re: Rebuilt Heads or New Heads?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 09:42:58 -0600
  On Mon, 3 Aug 1998, Curtis Gatlin wrote: > Which should I buy? Should I buy new German heads or rebuilt after market? > Who sells...
• Cylinder Heads - can they be welded ??
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 12:27:13 -0400
  ...Anyone have any luck tig welding on Vanagon heads??? Opinions?....will I be able to weld/repair this head or will have have to...
• Question: Separate cylinders from head
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Wed, 16 Feb 2005 06:56:41 -0800
  Howdy fellow listees, I am about to replace the head of my 91 Westy. Very worry about the cylinders come out with the head...
• Re: Tale of Two Heads
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 06:08:42 -0500
  In a message dated 96-12-01 14:29:02 EST, LASTIC@worldnet.att.net (Larry Stichweh) writes: << He sent the heads back. You...
• Re: Headlights - internal parking light
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:02:30 EDT
  ...most e-code headlights have them. its just a little parking light bulb in the headlight.. i have them in my Doublecab.. when you...
• leaky heads
  Historical mailing list - patrick paul clerkin
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 17:04:44 -0600
  Hello all, I just found a little puddle under my engine and it turns out it is from the passenger side head. I was...
• Re: repost: 82 vanagon for sale (MA)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 1 Apr 95 15:10:58 EST
  > Cyllinder head #3 leaks (NEW HEAD GASKET) Head Gasket?
• Re: 1991 vanagon - rectangular hi-lo beam headlight replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:53:08 -0700
  ...Does anyone have an idea where I can get a used > replacement headlight? I have seen the new E-code headlight assemblies out > there...
• Re: Headlight conversion for '85 Westy....
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 15:32:31 -0500
  On Monday, November 11, 2002, at 01:13 PM, Phil Baird wrote: > > I would like to upgrade my weak, stock headlights. I did check...
• RE: 87: follow up on leaking head
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 27 Mar 1996 21:49:12 -0800
  It sure appears to be a microscopic crack in the head. I've watched it closely using a mirror to view the underside of...
• AMC Heads (My views)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:26:37 -0400
  My experience with Vanagon heads has been this: 1. If you have any type of crack between the valves of a waterboxer head toss...
• warranty/heads/gaskets FTC
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 15:28:48 -0500 (CDT)
  ...My heads were replaced two to three years ago, and after the accumulation of about 25,000 miles (heads replaced at 133k, now at...
• the reason for those high temps...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Oct 1995 13:23:31 -0700
  ... seems to be that the cylinder #4 were leaking like a seive around the head gasket interface. #3 was also leaking a bit. Looks...
• head link survey
  Historical mailing list - Doug Hudson-Bryant
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 08:39:21 -0400
  I'm just wondering why 'replaced with new heads' is not a choice in the 'Heads were' drop down? I can't believe I...
• Re: anyone got chairs?
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:44:30 -0500
  On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:28:21 -0800, chris <vanagon@FRONTLEFTSPEAKERPOSSE.COM> wrote: "I eliminated the headrests in the process because >I never...
• Re: Cylinder Heads - can they be welded ??
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 11:55:04 -0500
  Don't mess with Mother Volkswagen just buy an exchange rebuilt head or a new one. No point dealing with the potential of things...
• Re: Do head bolts have to be replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 15:50:17 -0500
  If your head bolts are of the "torque to yield" or "stretch" head bolts, they should be used once and replaced when removed. They...
• Re: regarding head gasket failures on water cooled engs....
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 11:55:10 -0700
  Larry, the WBX engine doesn't require re-torque of the head bolts due to it's design. BTW, that engine I did probably...
• Re: Cyl head removal advice
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 17:18:44 -0500
  The heads should be carefully check to see if they are warped, but the VW head is quite small and this is not a...
• need Headlight fixtures
  Historical mailing list - Charles E Clement/FWF/EXP/UTIA
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 16:08:57 -0500
  We own a '91 Westy with square headlights. Unfortunately, the plastic screw "mounts" that we use to adjust headlight angle are missing. Therefore, our...
• head identification
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Wed, 31 Mar 2004 06:36:00 -0600
  Eric wrote: >>How can one identify AMC heads VS VW make heads. I don't know if I have ever seen these? ERic<< AMC...
• Re: Air cooled head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:41:40 -0400
  It depends on the design of the head. Some heads will have a step that does not use a gasket. There are heads that...
• The root of all bubbles, low compression and evil itself? 1.9 head off...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
  Tue, 7 Feb 2017 13:04:47 -0500
  ...I don’t know the right questions to ask here…anyone??? Dave 1.9 GL (half headless….)
• Re: Coolant leaking at upper head nut
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:31:13 -0500
  ...The problem is that some times what is really going on > is that they head has cracked externally near the head nut area. This...
• No headlights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 06:33:01 -0800
  ...Cycled headlight switch yesterday and it resolved itself. Headlights off and on half a dozen times through the day with no further problems. This...
• Cylinder head question
  Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 14:23:04 -0600
  Just pulled the heads off my Vanagon. I found out the reason the head gasket blew is because of pitting on the heads. Now...
• Do head bolts have to be replaced?
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 00:41:46 -0400
  Have had a discussion with a friend this week about head bolts and thought that some of you might be able to shed some...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Dec 2012 10:45:00 -0500
  ...And naturally those headlights cost a fortune, since they're dealer spare parts and not consumables. The Vanagon headlight looks like an ordinary rectangular...
• Re: Square Headlights
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 97 17:04:33 -0800
  ...Square Headlights 1985 was the transition year. My 1985 has round headlights but I have seen other 85's that have square. Vince. ______________________________ Reply...
• Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 21:41:28 -0800
  Messing around with the headlights on my father's '86 GL this week, I measured 11.3 volts at the headlights (with the engine...
• Re: headlights problems
  Historical mailing list - Ken
  Wed, 8 Feb 2017 18:42:45 -0500
  ...recently when I turn on the headlights, these symptoms appear: - headlights are dim - high beams are on at the same time as low beam...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 14:25:21 -0500
  ...So, what did I buy at Autozone? What I removed looked like a sealed beam headlight, and it had no opening through which a...
• Re: Head Gaskets are Shot
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sun, 02 Feb 1997 21:31:45 -0800
  ERIC ZENO wrote: > > On Sat, 1 Feb 1997, Herb Harmison wrote: > > > I second the idea that there is no way to machine the heads...
• Re: Removing watercooled cyl heads, engine in car
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 3 Feb 2005 09:30:41 -0500
  John, hit the head with a rubber hammer as hard as you can, each sides...sleeve will come off. http://www.benplace.com/bjp...
• Re: waterboxer head nuts leak
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Mon, 24 May 1999 17:38:30 -0400
  Have you tried J-B Weld? Works fine filling in the pits in the head itself when doing gasket jobs, may work just as...
• Headlamp, socket and adjusters
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:46:50 -0700
  Had to install new headlamp adjusters. Of course, I ordered only the top two as the bottom one looked fine. But I had to...
• Headlight protectors
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Tue, 4 Dec 2012 13:49:37 -0500
  In 2009 I purchased Xpel headlamp protector film from EuroCampers for all of my headlights and front turn signals after losing a headlight on...
• Ornamental Engine Parts ?
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sun, 8 Aug 1999 23:52:23 -0700
  While perusing Fast German Auto's pages, I found what appears to be head studs made of recycled Chrismas tree ornaments. At least that...
• Re: Head Lights - 85-86
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 10 May 2006 09:24:05 -0400
  On 5/10/06, joe trussell <vanagongl@hotmail.com> wrote: > > All the best Volkswagens have round headlights. I guess it's a matter of...