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• Re: cylinder head sensor location
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 12:57:18 -0700
  ...cylinder head sensor location > > > The circle goes under your spark plug on number #3 cylinder. > The sender > (the round terminal is a thermo couple...
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:58:05 -0500
  ...One, regarding the air leak into the coolant, the head sealing ring (between the head and the top of the cylinder) on the #1...
• Revisited Dreaded Orange Drops On Driveway
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 18:24:38 EST
  ...There is a manufacturing stamp of some sort on the cylinder head close to the exhaust port and the cylinder head cover. Well, if...
• Help setting deck height on Type 4 motor
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 16:43:00 -0500
  ...I built it a few years ago and have a few thousand miles on the motor; today it has developed a head-to cylinder...
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:16:14 -0500
  ...When re-using the heads and cylinders one has to be real careful the surfaces are clean. Any carbon will make the seal fail...
• Re: Need advice for head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Sep 1996 15:12:19 -0400
  ...There are actually TWO different types of head "gaskets". The one at the top of each cylinder creates the compression seal - this is the...
• #1 cylinder header pipe gasket burning out
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 10:53:31 -0600
  Hi, I have a recurring problem with the gasket for the #1 cylinder header pipe. This gasket fails after running the car at highway...
• Hottest cylinder? - Temp gauge for wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Fahrney
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 23:05:11 -0700
  I've got an old cylinder-head temp gauge from an air-cooled VW that I want to install in my '84 Westy. On...
• Bubbles, bubbles...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 10:29:40 -0700
  ...one of the cylinders of the right side head is leaking through because the head is not flush with the cylinder and now it...
• Oil Temp. or Cylinder Head Temp?
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Impelizzeri
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 00:31:25 -0500
  ...or cylinder head temp. to measure my air-cooled westy? I have had some over-heating problems in the past and I would like...
• Re: AMC / German Cylinder Heads
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:15:27 -0700
  ...AMC / German Cylinder Heads On 10/18/04 4:00 PM, "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM> wrote: > Kolbenschmidts http://www.kolbenschmidt.de/ Brand mark...
• Re: I need some 2.1 pistons/cylinders and advice
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 15:06:05 -0800
  ...I pulled my heads off, and found the offending valve and a nicely washed out cylinder. The other cylinders appear to be pretty healthy...
• Re: Alternative way of reinstalling cylinder liner
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:53:40 -0500
  ...I had accidentally pushed the cylinder out from the piston after the heads were removed. Now it looks like I may have to drop...
• stuck cylinder help
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 10:08:52 -0700
  hello collective wisdom I'm doing the head gaskets on my 87 and so far have 1 stuck cylinder (havent gotten to the other...
• RE: 1986 Vangon Cylinder head leaks - repair / Vanagon parts
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 22 Oct 96 09:34:24 UT
  ...1986 Vangon Cylinder head leaks - repair / Vanagon parts Hi all. Today while driving my 1986, I noticed the temp. warning light flashing (!) so I...
• hydraulic problem
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 09:13:02 -0800
  ...i think i have a bad cylinder head but let me give you a bit of background and let you decide. i am wondering...
• Head gasket/spacer on T4 engine?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 07 Mar 1996 18:00:14 -0600
  ...I took one head off and found no seal, gasket, or even spacer between the head and cylinder. There was evidence of "blow-by...
• Re: Shims, sealing rings, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 14:45:49 -0700
  ...However, one has a pair of cylinder shims and > a pair of head shims -- the other has just a pair of cylinder shims and...
• Re: Diesel head question
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 16:58:27 -0400
  ...and the prechambers on two cylinders when I pulled the head. Didn't find anywhere on the head gasket that looked obviously damaged, either...
• Re: cylinder heads for my 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:07:52 EDT
  ...I have new AMC heads listed on my _Vanagon Items Forsale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/sales.htm) webpage > Cylinder head, 1.9/2...
• Re: Head gasket questions
  Historical mailing list - Walter E. Stephens
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 22:14:45 -0700
  ...rings in the heads. Where do the thin >green O-rings go - around the lip at the top of the cylinder? Bently isn't...
• Cylinder Heads...cleaning up
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Clay
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 22:51:20 -0400
  ...I've seem pitting on the seam of cylinder heads and cannot believe these little bubbles/gaps create such a problem for our boxers...
• need good head (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Morrison
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 10:40:26 -0400
  I am in need of a Cylinder head usable as is, reasonably priced for my 86' Vanagon. Please respond directly, thanks- brm@umich.edu...
• Re: DCL
  Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 10:39:22 -0800
  ...The problem I had is not the head stuck to the case, but the head stuck to the cylinder. There's no way to...
• Re: heads - anti-corrosion
  Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 02:39:15 -0400
  ...A ceramic coating on in your combustion chamber and valve faces will lower the heat rejection to your cylinder heads, allowing lower head temps...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:12:28 -0500
  ...General engine bolt/nut sizes Sounds like the cylinder head top gasket pushed back allowing a leak to 'torch' the head. Depending on the...
• Re: AMC / German Cylinder Heads
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:00:59 -0700
  ...AMC / German Cylinder Heads Now the question is this... I bought a Vw remanufactured engine from south africa.. but when i opened the box...
• Re: Any Clutch Slave Cylinder Secrets?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:47:53 -0500
  On 10/29/05, Tom Salicos <Tom@salicos.com> wrote: > > So what's up with the slave cylinder and the hidden bolt head? Is...
• Re: Water Pump O-Rings, Sealant Needed?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 23:22:13 -0500
  ...running > again (my first time with cylinder head change), so I want to > primarily change the cylinder head gaskets first and only the > necessary...
• Re: stuck cylinder help
  Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 10:44:56 -0800
  ...stuck cylinder help > hello collective wisdom I'm doing the head gaskets on my 87 and so far have 1 stuck cylinder (havent gotten...
• Re: scratch on heads mating surface for cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 08:58:24 -0400
  Hre is Pascal heads: http://www.benplace.com/pascal.htm Me, even with some work i would NOT reuse them, for many reason. Ben
• FS: low-mileage waterboxer engine with ratio rockers + all accessories
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 12 May 2007 11:52:37 -0400
  ...The cylinder heads were replaced about 10K ago with new AMC heads and the gaskets of course, so the engine won't have the...
• Cylinder Sleeves Quick Question
  Historical mailing list - David G. Hobbs
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 18:00:02 -0500
  ...of a head job and I am not replacing the rings. Any suggestions on whether I should bore out the cylinders anyway? There is...
• Re: engine pushing exhaust into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 08:54:18 -0500
  ...It cost me $35.00 per head. Mike John Mosley wrote: > What is the best way to find out which cylinder is leaking exhaust...
• Re: Head Gasket Leak Time....
  Historical mailing list - jmatchet
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 02:02:20 -0400
  ...It worked before, but unfortunately the cylinders are stuck to the head. John PalmBay, Florida
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:36:44 -0500
  ...Compression and leak down poor on cylinders 1 and 2. #1 intake valve leaking bad. I am suspecting a cracked head. Dennis -----Original Message...
• Re: Ring Compressor Ideas
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 May 2009 18:31:06 -0400
  ...Ring Compressor Ideas Removing a cylinder head today (engine in vehicle), I had one thoroughly stuck cylinder which I had to pull with the...
• Piston ring compressor?
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Thu, 28 May 1998 13:11:22 -0400
  Hi Folks, well I finally got my heads off. Lots of tapping and heat required to remove the stuck cylinder liners. Unfortunatly, we accidently...
• Re: Leaky Head Nut?
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:41:46 -0600
  ...refer to when you say head gasket? The aluminum head > sealing rings are not the problem. The cylinder bores are still dry. The > formed...
• Re: 1981 Vanagon Clutch Hydraulic Cylinder Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 17 Apr 2023 19:45:40 -0500
  ...the head while inserting the new cylinder. > - You can put the actuator rod on the clutch lever ball after the slave > cylinder is mounted...
• H2O head gasket quest.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sat, 16 Mar 1996 22:44:01 CST6CDT
  ...i have removed the passenger side head but the cylinders lifted partially out with the head until i could separate them. is that base...
• new head, etc all ok so far
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 26 May 2016 22:45:44 -0700
  ...So why did our head and cylinder crack in the first place? When it was just the head crack I assumed it was from...
• Re: No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:47:16 -0500
  ...Sometimes the leaking slave cylinder fluid is hidden inside the rubber bellows. I got the heads up from the list on that possibility a...
• Re: Separating heads from cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 23:33:09 -0700
  ...Separating heads from cylinders >Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:21:38 -0700 > >Right - the problem is that the heads will move away from...
• NAPA Part Number for Hose?
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:27:15 EDT
  Volks, Last night about 75 miles from home, I split the heater hose that goes from the front of the right cylinder head to...
• Easy way to put cylinders on (was Re: head job)
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 11:20:31 -0500
  ...Mladen/AMS/AMSINC) Subject: Re: head job re: you will have a lot of trouble putting the cylinders back on as they will NOT...
• Re: 89 Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 3 Feb 2014 05:29:23 -0800
  ...What is the technique to knock the heads loose so > the cylinder themselves dont get dislodged. Is there a write up > somewhere that shows...
• A "Installing the heads" Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 18:15:10 -0700
  ...7.00 7.33 7.14 If I omit the cylinder head to cylinder shim on the low side the calculated ratios change to...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 15:08:04 -0700
  I found one head a real bear to remove. I got it off with a pry bar ( you see the tabs on the cylinders...
• Re: Pilot Bearing...Out!, Another Question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 95 8:11:20 MST
  ...You also have to have the same number of cylinder spacers on each side of the engine so that the head sits flat on...
• Re: 1981 Vanagon Clutch Hydraulic Cylinder Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 17 Apr 2023 18:14:28 -0700
  ...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: Erosion between valves
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:00:48 -0800
  Detonation can erode cylinder heads. How do the tops of the pistons look? Spark plugs? Angus www.wordless.me On Mon, Feb 13, 2012...
• Re: Clutch Master, Engine Gasket sets
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:21:53 -0800
  ...025 198 012B, Cylinder Head Gasket Set (German Victor Reinz) - $48.01 Cheers, Jeff www.vanagonparts.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: pumping up lifters after head job...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:32:27 -0500
  For each cylinder: Turn engine to TDC of the compression stoke for the cylinder. Loosen rocker screw, turn back in until slack is taken...
• Re: Small cracks in head (between valves) 2.1 l wbxer
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 07:53:28 -0500
  ...Not bad for 160,000! I will attest >that the best way to free the cylinders from the head >is the open-end wrench...
• Re: Machining Cylinder Heads a Viable Solutuion to Wasserboxer Problem?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 06:47:09 -0600
  ...The head flat surface could be milled no problem, however this would make it necessary to fly cut the head where the jugs (cylinders...
• Re: Cylinder Heads - can they be welded ??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 10:30:01 -0700
  ...Cylinder Heads - can they be welded ?? > Really have a Pandora's box....here.... > > Started with a Temp sender not working on 86 2.1L...
• Re: FS: Used WBX cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:32:58 -0400
  So whats cut and paste??
• Re: Stuck Cylinders: Any New "Tricks"?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 10:53:21 -0800
  ...The project proceeds splendidly but for one thing; those %&$&%^ > Cylinders are stuck to the &^%$^ Head and refuse to budge. > When this happened last time...
• Re: Watercooled cyl head...unusual place for JB Weld?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 20:32:13 -0500
  ...You need new heads. You also need to carefully inspect the cylinders and find out why the studs lost there pre-load, (tension) allowing...