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• Cylinder Head Washer source
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 19:02:18 -0500
  ...Anyone know where I can find a source for the cylinder head washers on a type IV 2.0L. Mine are too rusted for...
• Re: 84 head job update #2
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 23 May 2002 15:18:19 -0400
  Having fun Tim!! >>but when I began to remove the head from the cylinders, they were stuck tight! would not budge.!!! << Tap this one...
• Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:25:29 -0500
  ...tomorrow to get the cylinders out. Everything I've seen inside looks pretty good, to my amazement, except the heads, which were used anyway...
• Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 6 Feb 2014 17:55:56 -0800
  My '78 van had a #3 cylinder head temp sensor in the casting as part of the FI system. I think it was there...
• Re: EMERGENCY POWER PLANT
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 11:15:49 -0500
  > On a similar subject - Someone used to have plans for converting a VW > engine into a self-contained air compressor - 2 cylinders for the...
• CRACKED BLOCK on 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Mike Conlon
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 10:00:10 -0800
  After replacing both the cylinder heads on my '86 Syncro Westy, I was most annoyed to note that the right hand cylinder still leaks...
• RE: Water Pumper Head Corrosion
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 08 May 1996 10:48:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >> I propose a ground strap at least, from head to cylinder body, >>neutralizing any electrical imbalance. If nothing else it seems to me >>it...
• Re: Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 09:40:00 -0400
  Tony, You can try resealing the nut, BUT- I have seen more than one cylinder head actually develop a hairline crack exactly around the...
• Re: engine change
  Historical mailing list - david kao
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 20:53:48 -0800
  ...I pulled apart my 84 engine because of leaking collant from the cylinder/ head joint. I replaced gaskets and resealed the heads only. The...
• 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: Lapping cylinders to heads?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 21:47:56 -0800
  ...cylinders but the only one I ever had leak was the one > that I didn't do, and it was new heads and cylinders...
• Re: Cooling System (more White Smoke) symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:55:34 -0400
  The head gasket that is being talked about here is the metal one between the top of the cylinder and the head and, yes...
• Re: DCL
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:59:43 -0800
  ...Sat, 7 Dec 2002 12:16:54 -0800 From: > > Brian Spisak <bspisak@HOTMAIL.COM> Subject: > > Success! (Cylinder install after removal stuck > > to head) > > > > I...
• Re: leak down verdict
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:46:33 -0500
  ...leak down verdict I ran the leak down test last night. #3 cylinder has a blown head gasket. Coolant came puking out in a...
• 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
  ...When we got home, he crawled underneath with a strong light and reported that there was a visible gap between the cylinders and head...
• Re: Cylinder Heads!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 17:12:29 -0800
  ...I just removed one of the heads to fix the > gasket leak and when I pulled the head off the cylinders stuck to it...
• Re: What's wrong with that picture....
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 01:01:40 -0400
  ...The #4 piston rings where almost seized due to a faulty head gasket, coolant was leaking in the cylinder drying this one and slowly...
• Re: #1 cylinder header pipe gasket burning out
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 10:22:45 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: #1 cylinder header pipe gasket burning out Hi, I have a recurring problem with the gasket for the #1...
• Cylinder Head differences
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:58:07 -0700
  ...I have found conflicting information regarding the Cylinder heads between 1.9L and 2.1L waterboxers. Are they indeed the same? Are the chambers...
• Re: '85 GL head gasket replacement...
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 06:30:43 EDT
  ...I took the passenger side head off >trying to >leave the cylinder walls in place. No luck. The cylinder walls were >coming >off with...
• Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 22:57:12 -0400
  ...During an over heat situation the head studs can stretch enough to let the heads float off the cylinders and that will cause leakage...
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:51:23 -0500
  Let's be sure we are referring to the cylinders correctly as #1 and #3 are not on the same head. #1 and #2...
• Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 6 Feb 2014 23:27:43 -0500
  ...air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp? My '78 van had a #3 cylinder head temp sensor in the casting as part of...
• 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...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Will Walters
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 13:28:59 -0500
  ...cylinders to me? How does lost compression in one cylinder result in a valve job? Is this a common Vanagon problem, like the heads...
• Re: Rebuild help please!
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Aycock
  Fri, 13 May 1994 00:40:02 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Looks like I'm > going to have to replace the heads, cylinders and pistons for big $$$. And > of course the &(@#$%^^#^ thermostat!! > > Anyway, if anyone...
• Re: The root of all bubbles, low compression and evil itself? 1.9 head off...
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 10 Feb 2017 01:18:45 +0000
  ...heads due to combustion pressures or the thermal cycles. > > In order for the system to seal properly both the cylinder tops and the > head...
• Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:03:36 -0600
  ...Before pulling the heads I >> would >>>> check the torque on the head nuts. Internal leaks between the tops of >> the >>>> cylinders and heads are...
• Re: Air in cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Apr 1995 17:20:12 -0300
  ...under the engine by the cylinder heads, or blue white encrustations in same area, or on the cylinder head nuts visible in the engine...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 15:31:18 -0600
  ...So to keep the piston in the confines of the head/cylinder, the wrist pin is actually "higher" in the stroker piston. If you...
• Re: Heads - Argh! Here we go again....
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:15:30 -0800
  ...Heads Hi All, I need to buy cylinder heads. Who has the best value for the $$ and who should I stay away from? Jere...
• Update: Replaced heads, now water in oil
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 09:10:39 -0400
  ...I must have done something wrong in installing the left head because the o-rings at the top of the cylinders were badly damaged...
• part needed: Diesel cylinder head
  Historical mailing list - michael johnson
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 20:48:17 -0700
  Anyone have a decent rebuildable 1.6L Diesel head they would like to sell? San Diego,Ca gatorxray@earthlink.net Mike
• Re: Bubbles, bubbles...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hurlbut
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 00:37:06 -0700
  ...The real failure is the gasket between > the cylinder and the head. The engine at some point may have over heated > or for some...
• 3.0 Liter Subaru Six
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 04 Jan 1996 17:43:13 PST
  I've found out from an independent mechanic that the Subaru six cylinder engines go through cylinder heads. Sorry, I don't remember the...
• Re: Separating heads from cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 22:39:42 -1000
  ...You could also use compressed air if you have the cylinders somehow tied to the case. Aloha, Ed
• 78 x 90.5
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 21:40:51 -0700
  ...I think I have a leaky cylinder to head connection due to my overheating the engine and torqueing the heads to 18 ft. lbs...
• Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 6 Feb 2014 23:21:51 -0500
  ...air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp? Rebuilt 2.0 air cooled. Having mechanic put a Dokata cylinder head sensor under #3 plug...
• Re: cylinder head sensor location
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 13:43:54 -0600
  ...Stan Wilder On Wed, 13 Feb 2002 12:50:18 -0500 Tim & Kim Dayton <5days@PRODIGY.NET> writes: > I now have two cylinder head...
• Re: Vanagon handling.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:02:39 -0500
  ...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and > the > > > > > sleeves are > > > > > > > sticking to it...
• Diagnosing a low (8-10 inches) vacuum gauge reading
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 02:24:26 -0700
  My 1983 water-cooled is getting a lot of pressure in the coolant reservoir(head gasket or cylinder spacer-seal or green o-ring...
• jugs, vw that is...
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 16:22:04 -0600
  I pulled a head to replace it and the cylinders came with it. I got them off the old head and now to reinstall...
• 2.1L & VDO Cylinder Temp Gauge ???
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 11:45:11 -0700
  Have just replaced my (toasted...ouch!) heads I'm thinking of installing a VDO Cylinder Head Temp gauge in my '90 Carat. I know...
• 84 head job update and questions
  Historical mailing list - Tim Spotted Wolf
  Thu, 30 May 2002 15:19:13 -0400
  Yes, another head job update.. I have the heads off and now I am faced with the removal of the cylinders to replace the...
• Diagnosis in DeLand
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:41:34 -0800
  ...The intake valve on #1 cylinder had lost its keeper and was floating around somewhere in the cylinder head. So, the good news is...
• 1981 Vanagon Clutch Hydraulic Cylinder Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Mon, 17 Apr 2023 13:48:20 -0400
  ...the head while inserting the new cylinder. - You can put the actuator rod on the clutch lever ball after the slave cylinder is mounted...
• Re: Head gasket again...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:55:14 -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: B. Bobs day at the dyno and the importance of fuel air ratioupdate
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 23:05:28 -0700
  ...I think EGT is more informative than cylinder head temp. I always installed a pyrometer on my VW turbo diesels, I don't think...
• Re: Leaky Head Nut?
  Historical mailing list - Walter E Stephens
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 20:06:50 -0700
  ...What gasket do you refer to when you say head gasket? The aluminum head sealing rings are not the problem. The cylinder bores are...
• 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...
• Re: exhaust gas into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 15:05:28 -0500
  ...Do this for each cylinder in turn. The cylinder or cylinders that, when you unplug them, you get no exhaust gases in the coolant...
• Re: Cylinder Heads...cleaning up
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:49:30 EDT
  If it tis any help we have new heads $ 349.95 ea .Thanks Don at DVW Import Auto Parts 1-800-248 4802
• WTB 2.1 head
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 20:56:37 -0400
  Anyone with a used 2.1 cylinder head in good condition they'd like to sell? Angus Gordon NW Ohio '89 Carat '86 Syncro
• temperatures on 70 westie
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Jun 1995 02:24:44 -0400
  I have just added a rev counter, an oil temp gauge and a cylinder head gauge to my 70 westphalia. There have been a...
• Why Must I Use a Bar Type Torque Wrench On Cylinder Head Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:41:41 -0700
  Why must I use a Bar Type Torque Wrench on the Cylinder Head Bolts? While I have 3 click type torque wrenches I do...
• Are the "updated cylinder head gaskets" that are vitron O-rings a gimmick?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:53:28 -0700
  ...category=33615> &rd=1&item=7909804992&category=33615 Are the "updated cylinder head gaskets" really good for an engine over the metal gaskets? Are...
• Re: Drips at gasket, can't tighten more
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:38:45 +0000
  Cylinder head nut torque has no effect on the outer gaskets. the clamping load holds the heads on top of the cylinders and the...
• Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 00:12:41 -0500
  ...Help! Cylinder head stud broken I am about to finish the cylinder head job, everything went well, until troqueing the head nuts to the...
• Small cracks in head (between valves) 2.1 l wbxer
  Historical mailing list - dgak sdfhkasjfh
  Sun, 18 Jan 2004 21:24:35 -0800
  ...Not bad for 160,000! I will attest that the best way to free the cylinders from the head is the open-end wrench...
• Re: Watercooled cylinder liner (barrel?) to cylinder head seal modification
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:11:06 +0000
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