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• Headrests on all seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 May 1997 14:36:26 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Westy middle seat / Headrests on all seats Date: 97-05-24 14:35:48 EDT >From: JordanView To: Stephen.Arbaugh@pss.boeing.com In...
• Re: head sealant
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 17:39:59 -0600
  ...It came with a tube of sealant for the > head gasket. Should/can I use this same stuff for the head nuts? Is there...
• Re: Panic: was sold wrong head for 82 air vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 09:12:12 +0800
  ...was sold wrong head for 82 air vanagon > Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 5:39 AM > > My machine shop sold me a head for...
• rectangular headlights, remove black metal inside headlight
  Historical mailing list - Brian & Carol Megas
  Wed, 28 Dec 2005 09:11:19 -0800
  We have an 86 Westy and I upgraded the headlights several years ago by installing relays, which helped a lot. Of course I don...
• Head torque sequence different between 1.6 and 1.9 l Diesels!?!
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 4 Jul 1998 15:44:05 -0400
  Netters, Prompted by the 1.9 TD conversions going on, I checked what the VW TSB says about head re-torqueing for the 1...
• Re: Need drivers side cyl head for '78 westy 2.0L
  Historical mailing list - balance
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 10:52:23 -0400
  Hello, I just rebuilt a 78 2.0 and you are correct- you cannot use any other cylinder head except 76-78. you may...
• Re: leaky heads
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 18:37:44 -0700
  ...leaky heads > > > Hello all, > I just found a little puddle under my engine and it turns out it > is from the passenger side head...
• how long have your heads lasted?
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 08:45:51 -0700
  Hey Folks, As I sat here reading all the posts regarding leaking/worn heads and head replacement, it made me wonder ... what's the...
• Re: Very Dim Rectangular Square Headlights
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:47:52 -0800
  ...Mike, The UK did receive rectangular headlight models as well with headlights dipping the other direction. However, a majority of the ones which have...
• Re: Westy fifth seat Headrests??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:50:44 EDT
  In a message dated 9/27/99 12:18:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, drc11@EMAIL.MSN.COM writes: << I put 3 headrests on...
• Re: Headlight covers, square headlamp Vanagon's
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 07:55:04 -0400
  > Does anyone have knowledge as to where I could purchase a set of wire or > Lexan headlight covers for the square headlamps on an...
• hanging head
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Wed, 9 May 2001 14:42:58 -0700
  I'm in the middle of removing the heads on my 84. The left head came off with no problem. The right head was...
• '82 diesel head leaking gas into the coolant.. need some advice on a fix.
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 25 May 2013 23:07:12 -0400
  Is it at all possible that the head is warped? To replace the head gasket: new stretch bolts and head gasket are a given...
• Re: Head Gasket Leak Time....
  Historical mailing list - jmatchet
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 02:02:20 -0400
  I have the same problem...Leaky head...Oil high pressure light on >2000rpm. Phil (a hardware engineer) co-worker took a look at it...
• Ceramic coated heads?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 10:05:03 -0600
  Who does ceramic coating of our beloved water boxer heads? I have a 1.9L WBX and would like to replace the existing heads...
• Re: heads- bus depot or van cafe??
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:02:47 -0800
  ...heads- bus depot or van cafe?? Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > I hear there is just one head for either 1.9 or > 2.1...
• Re: Motorcycle headlight conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:30:19 -0400
  I believe the headlights that Bus Depot Sells (much less than $451!) that are so much improved over stock are actually for motorcycles. (Talking...
• Re: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:30:34 -0700
  ...However, the head wouldn't budge. So, I > cut away all of the outer water gasket and can slip a knife between the > head...
• Re: FRIDAY OT - Headlight aimage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:27:36 -0800
  Hoppy! The industry standard headlight aimers for forty years. http://www.hoppyaimers.com/headlightaimers.shtml I own this one: http://www.hoppyaimers.com/b4a...
• SF East Bay Machine Shops?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 13:30:07 -0700
  ...Otherwise the head looks to be in pretty good shape. I'd say this head needs a compression cut here to clean things up...
• Re: 1.9L cracked heads
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Wed, 07 May 1997 09:41:07 -0800
  Bus Boys wrote: > > I have had virtually no problems with my AMC heads on my 80 Vanagon since > installing them about 20K ago, but...
• Re: Headlight Alternatives for 89 Carat / Unique SA Headlamp
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 21:27:33 -0400
  > since it is not mounted by way of a retaining ring, it cannot be replaced by > a ubiquitous 5 3/4" headlamp. Aren't...
• Just one head?
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 17:37:45 EDT
  ...If I have to get a rebuilt head, can I replace only one head or must cylinder heads be replaced in pairs. 3. Does...
• Re: Check my head?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:24:27 -0500
  ...When >> you retorque an old head there is a good possibility that the head will >> crack externally near the head stud hole. Now you...
• Question about KOLBENSCHMIDT cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 21:07:36 -0800
  ...Comparing the cylinder head casting to a set of AMC and original OEM German cylinder heads (spares that I have), they sure look like...
• Re: anyone got chairs?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:46:31 -0800
  ...If I lean my head back as far as I can, the headrest hits me right where my neck joins my skull. I guess...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 18:14:14 -0800
  I agree that the AMC heads seem better than the factory originals but.... I have seen a few AMC heads that were cracked and...
• Re: No headlights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 07:04:48 -0800
  ...No headlights The headlight ground has gone away. That lets both the high and low beam voltages feed back to the high beam indicator...
• Re: Removing watercooled cyl heads, engine in car
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 08:58:52 -0600
  ...jbclem1 >First time I've removed the cylinder heads with the engine in the car, 1983 >watercooled. I'm on the >#1 & #2 side...
• Doing the heads
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Wed, 5 Mar 1997 12:15:07 -0000
  When someone says the heads were 'done' at xxxxx miles do they mean the head gaskets were renewed, or that the heads were replaced...
• Re: head gasket death...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 08:48:26 -0800
  ...assuming the heads are bad (what, tis the season for head > failures...re the other recent lists), and given the 90,000 miles on...
• Fw: H4 E-code Headlamps
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 22:53:08 -0600
  |Hi Steve, |About the e-code headlamps, did you have any problem getting the headlamps |aimed? | |Regards, | |Roy |
• G.E.X engines and heads
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 00:42:43 EST
  Has anyone had any experience with these engines of there heads. The cost of heads is $250.
• Head Lamp Assy
  Historical mailing list - Christopher
  Sat, 15 Apr 2006 16:32:22 -0700
  VW'ers, I am looking for plastic head light adjusters for an '89 Vanagon head light assy. Suggestions? Thx C
• Re: Leaky Head Nut?
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:41:46 -0600
  Do you mean the gasoline engine does not have a head gasket but rather rubber seals to hold in combustion? I guess I am...
• Re: Check my head?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:08:53 -0600
  ...I've never used anything but original german heads rebuilt, but I follow the head thread because I know the day is coming when...
• Re: 1.9 or 2.1 head
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:59:47 -0400
  All the VW heads have a date stamp on them. Looks like a clock. The month and year should give it away. Dennis -----Original...
• Headlight Warning Buzzer??
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo (rlpa80)
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 10:18:33 -0700
  Am I missing a component or does a 1986 Vanagon Gl Syncro not ship with a headlight warning buzzer? I have walked away from...
• Leaking head gasket after overheating
  Historical mailing list - James Wagner
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 21:13:55 -0400
  ...A coolant hose broke on my 85 Vanagon resulting in terrible pinging and a cracked passenger side cylinder head. After replacing it and pressure...
• Fall Head and Gasket Specials (Shamelss Plug)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 13:37:24 EDT
  ...New AMC Spanish Heads for either 1.9l or 2.1l waterboxer $375 each. Complete Engine Gasket kit w/ head sealant for 1.9l...
• Re: head work
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:46:32 -0600
  On early Split and Bay busses up to 79 the engines need to be pulled to replace the heads. On Vanagons you can replace...
• Re: Removing watercooled cyl heads, engine in car
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 23:16:57 -0500
  The cylinders have "ears" near the head. I have successfully used an open end wrench as a fulcrum to pry them apart. Make sure...
• power steering pump
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Apr 1997 10:16:36 -0700
  Bought a 89 vanagon and on the head where the screws go in to hold the powersteering pump, the casting broke off the head...
• Re: headers are headed south (TIICO)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:01:39 -0700
  ...http://dynamics.chem.uidaho.edu/~matthew/header.html for TiiCo header shots. This page was set up for a different reason, but it nonetheless...
• Re: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 20:32:25 -0700
  ...Fwiw - ..judging by the corrosion where the water gasket touches this head - perhaps you might get away with head gaskets only. I would also...
• Re: Do head bolts have to be replaced?
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 23:09:38 -0400
  ...Do head bolts have to be replaced? > George Averill wrote: > > > > Have had a discussion with a friend this week about head bolts and thought...
• 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
  ...For the rubber head gaskets it is an excellent sealant and eliminates the need to worry about the pitting on the head surface. Just...
• Re: Head repair
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 09:01:44 -0400
  On Tue, 23 Sep 2003, Chuck Hill wrote: > The head on a diesel is cast iron, not aluminum, as he suggests. If you > ever...
• More powerful waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 23:54:54 -0800
  How much more power? I can suggest that the heads that on fixed on the waterboxer, ie new AMC heads or just JB weld...
• Installing new manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Steven Smith
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:08:46 -0800
  ...Am I supposed to custom fit the headers to eliminate this problem (grind the gasket faces of the headers at the head end of...
• Leaking Head perment fix ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:10:23 -0800
  ...of head with pen.place head,prod tubes inplace & instl head touching block. NOW check tracing--if still ok seal in correct pos.torque...
• Re: Who has/had the longest lived head gasket on this list?
  Historical mailing list - Jermide
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 12:41:59 -0400
  ...Who has/had the longest lived head gasket on this list? > As part of my nearing head gasket failure (after only > 50K Km!), I...
• Re: Relays for headlight circuit upgrade...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:15:32 -0400
  Here is a good site I used as a reference on upgrading headlight circuits and relays.. http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/how_to/relays...
• RE: 87: follow up on leaking head
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 27 Apr 1996 09:39:55 -0700
  I'm thinking about replacing a leaking head bolt. Is there anything to this process other than removing the old bolt and replacing it...
• Re: Good Price on 1.9l heads? - Not just AMC...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:48:17 -0700
  Actually, the "majority" of WBX'er cylinder heads sold in the USA are AMC. Over the last year or so, I've sold several...
• Pits in the case
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 17 Mar 1997 19:34:17 -0500
  I discovered that my '84 has a few pits in the case, under the head gasket. These are very similar to the (numerous) pits...
• Heads for sale on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pierce
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 21:17:18 EDT
  Heads on Ebay <a><href src="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1869116846" ><Heads><a/>
• Re: 1.9l Head torqueing. Was: 1.9l TD swap
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 23 May 1999 18:39:13 -0700
  ...Screw in 8 head bolts and tighten by hand. > > Remove guide pins with removal tool from 3070 kit, and install the two > remining head...
• New vs. machined heads, a spinnoff of Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:38:01 -0400
  ...One of the big expenses appears to be the heads. What is the advantage of buying new heads, vs, reconditioned heads vs. having a...
• Re: Head Gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 16:53:33 -0800
  Guy, The symptoms you describe are closer to what most watercooled autos do when the head gasket blows. Wasserboxers are a special case due...