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Re: Stuck Head
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:30:34 -0700
...I then noticed that all of the studs can be moved about a > bit in the head, except for one, which seems to be...
Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
Historical mailing list - Westyman
Sun, 27 Feb 2005 12:57:24 -0800
...leaking past the cylinder sealing ring[s] where they meet the head. This leakage will rear it's ugly head normally when the engine...
Re: (oops. Forgot Subject!) Lube Coolant Pump Shaft?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 22 May 2012 17:08:22 -0700
...pump is bolted to the block ..and those 3 nuts on studs are not > 'the problem' .. > If anything is, it's the two allen...
Re: Smoke after head replacement
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:23:09 -0800
...The culprit...me. > > When I installed the head after replacing the gaskets, I was rushing the > job and the cylinder sealing rings slipped down...
Re: Coolant and oil mixing???
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Fri, 2 May 2003 18:53:13 -0400
...the expansion tank. > > Is my oil cooler to blame? Broken head stud? Bad cylinder sealing > gaskets (green and black)? > > After looking the archives, I...
Re: exhaust bolts / studs... tips or tricks?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sun, 18 May 2008 12:05:34 -0700
...Stock, the start out with studs and nuts on one end of the head, bolts on the other. First, the BEST penetrating oil, bar...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Sun, 20 Dec 2015 10:23:09 -0800
...I had a dickens of a time getting the head off the cylinders on one side. It was really stuck and I think I...
Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 11:29:05 +0000
Everything was pretty clean, I coated the stud threads with a light coating of Permatex Anti-Seize. I torqued the heads to 40 ft...
Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 16 Jul 2016 16:39:20 -0700
...WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque Searched some more. On the samba, a contributor mentioned doing warrantee work on weeping WBX head...
Re: Exhaust fun never ends
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sun, 9 Oct 2011 07:49:27 -0700
...Cylinders #1 and #4 have each had both studs replaced with bolts, and despite my fears of dealing with the dreaded exhaust studs it...
Re: Rebuild longevity
Historical mailing list - Stuart
Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:11:03 -0700
...would include: > > > > New (not rebuilt) heads and valves > > New lifters > > New cam > > Top quality new pistons, rings and cylinders, matched and assembled > > Rebushed, balanced...
Re: Head Temperature Readings
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Sat, 24 Jun 2000 02:44:26 -0700
...I used to have a VDO head temp gauge on my 79 loaf, but I put the sending unit on the exhaust manifold stud...
Re: rusty nuts
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:17:24 -0700
...that stuff was particularly effective for removing the remains of broken off cylinder head studs after I drilled most of the broken off part...
Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 19:48:20 -0400
...Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S) Everything was pretty clean, I coated the stud threads with a light coating of Permatex Anti...
Re: Check my head?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:08:53 -0600
...The quote to do both heads is $750 + labor drilling out the stud + ~$300 for the machining of the heads + misc. parts. Is the...
aircooled head torque, oil leak
Historical mailing list
Fri, 4 Sep 1998 12:46:24 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...
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...
Engine out, Part 2
Historical mailing list
Sat, 10 Aug 1996 21:31:24 -0400
...One problem, one upper cylinder head stud came loose instead of the nut. What should I do with this? Got too dark too see...
New head replacement, bad gas mileage...
Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
Mon, 11 Apr 2005 20:30:20 -0700
It took me over a month to finish replacing the new heads. No major problem, just broke a head stud and I have to...
Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:21:35 -0500
...cylinder-to-case surface problems, cylinder-to-head problems, main bearing studs with sealing nuts, staked rod nuts, oil pump sealing nuts, or head...
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...
Re: Good local mechanic worked on my 85
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Mon, 10 May 2010 20:36:21 -0700
...The very minor was a lengthwise split about 2 inches > from > the head and extending for about an inch and a half. That was...
Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:45:37 -0600
...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: 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: ongoing problems please help
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Mon, 24 Dec 2001 11:40:29 -0800
...If there is any pitting or evidence of corrosion on the head studs, replace them all. The source of this failure is many times...
Re: To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:17:11 -0300
...In fact, I >> once had a cylinder that wouldn't separate from the head no matter what >> I tried (until I got it off...
'82 diesel resurrection death?
Historical mailing list - Daniel Snow
Mon, 30 Jul 2001 10:33:57 -0700
...head to diagnose the damage. I think I can just take off the oil pan and look at the bearings and the cylinder walls...
Re: '90 2.1: What are the chances that I just fried my engine? UPDATE
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:07:40 -0700
...Remove heads have them checked - if warped replace with heads from parts > bus. > 2. Replace head gaskets > 3. Replace gasket to the coolant line...
Re: Coolant in the oil?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:18:14 -0800
...case between the water jacket and the base. > > Or a broken head stud that is allowing coolant into the valve cover area. > > Either way...
Re: Head sealants??
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 11 May 2007 16:49:49 -0400
...It has aluminum block and heads as well. Of course A Volvo can be > a totally different thing although it has 6 wet cylinders...
Re: Hi resolution pictures of Wasserboxer
Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
Fri, 7 Sep 2007 19:46:59 -0700
...job with the heads on, tho I see your point. "I think Iavoided other pitfalls of cylinder head removal.namely stud snappage and costs...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Sun, 20 Dec 2015 12:07:36 -0800
...I had a dickens of a time getting the head off the cylinders on one side. It was really stuck and I think I...
Re: Warning! Do not use...
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:44:04 -0800
...Far better to discard a brass nut, and clean the stud > threads, than try to replace an exhaust stud - especially with the > cylinder still...
Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:35:44 -0800
...round thing on > top of the engine > ........... > kinda above the right cylinder head............ > but I know you know that ! > > ( main trans to engine nuts...
arrrg, ring broke!
Historical mailing list - Tim Spotted Wolf
Tue, 4 Jun 2002 13:59:27 -0400
...head studs with the wire leading over to the connector arm back by the block and out of the way of the cylinder sleeves...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:13:05 -0700
...the >> heads if the problem has not been left so long that the head seals (inners) >> or the tops of the cylinders have burned...
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: (oops. Forgot Subject!) Lube Coolant Pump Shaft?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 22 May 2012 19:53:25 -0700
...On 5/22/2012 5:53 PM, neil n wrote: > I misunderstood "stripped out". > > Was thinking if a fastener head(s) snapped off, as...
Re: 89 Bluestar project
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sun, 2 Feb 2014 03:19:11 -0800
...cylinder heads, followed by loosening all the cylinder head bolts, removing valve gear, pushrods and pushrod tubes etc and then pulling the heads off...
Re: Disaster PT. 2
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:30:52 -0400
...At about > 90-92,000 it burned a piston, scored the cylinder, damaged the > head. Put metal all through the engine. Pulled the engine...
Re: Cooling system over pressurizing?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 11 Jul 2016 23:07:34 -0400
...The forces between the piston and heads during the power stoke is immense. Just think of the pressure created in a cylinder to deliver...
Re: KEP Plate Remove Transmission
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:19:59 -0700
...KEP Plate Remove Transmission > Flywheel sticks out past plate, so yes. > > <scratches head> > > Hmmmm...... > > So if one tried to remove plate+tranny as a...
Re: crank pulley removal
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:08:13 -0700
...I got both cylinder heads off and am cleaning things. The passenger one has two black valves (from deposits) and the drivers side has...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:24:28 -0700
...Ultimately ...head or heads will have to come off. also .....due to danger of corrosion on cylinder headstuds ...I don't like to see...
AVP Engine Update
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 1 Aug 2003 15:05:28 -0700
...Below are the particulars: -AVP Longblock installed at 129,540 miles, $1850 for the longblock, $3562 out the door. -Cylinder head (right side) replaced...
Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:05:49 -0800
...pitting of the bottom of the heads.. and the other more serious one ... cylinder head stud/s breaking off at their bottoms rather than...
Re: 2.1 ring recommendations
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 27 May 2009 15:59:07 -0700
...It looks like >> a >> very well taken care of motor, the water jacket and head studs show ZERO >> signs of corrosion. I was told...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:48:33 -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: Head leak again.... What next?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:34:43 +0000
...Assuming a proper and consistent tourqing when the heads were done, this may be successfull. The risk is that if the studs are failing...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Sun, 6 Oct 2013 15:06:57 -0700
...That helps > loosten the cylinders. The , with the head about a half inch off, hit it > HARD from all directions with a rubber mallet...
Re: Head sealants??
Historical mailing list - -------------------------
Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:19:41 -0500
...I'm also wondering if I should be putting something on the case-end threads of the new head studs I'm installing as...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Wed, 11 Nov 2015 07:42:17 -0800
...But there is already a huge amount of torqued down metal to metal contact between the heads and the block and the cylinders so...
Re: Water Wetter questions...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 20:02:38 -0400
...We don’t see much cylinder damage from cavitation erosion but it is very common on the head studs. As for effecting the sensors...
Re: The root of all bubbles, low compression and evil itself? 1.9 head off...
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 7 Feb 2017 18:13:48 +0000
...ve got blown head gasket that allowed > combustion gases into coolant… > > So, I’ve looked at the outside of the cylinder sleeve and it...
Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 10:38:15 +0000
...Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S) > Everything was pretty clean, I coated the stud threads with a light > coating of Permatex Anti...
Re: Stainless vs Copper exhaust nuts
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 23 Jul 2005 23:21:33 -0500
...And then you're still stuck with the same cylinder studs from standard heat treated steel with rolled threads. ---------------------- Copper nuts from EMPI and...
Re: Good local mechanic worked on my 85
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 11 May 2010 13:07:06 -0700
...I go to do head gaskets, check the valves for leakage, and the exhaust ones are usually a little leaky .. like doing 80 % of...
Re: Hydraulic lifter wear/cleaning question
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:25:19 -0700
...why I just don't buy all new head studs, cap nuts, > lifters, pistons, cylinder heads if mine are servisable and worked fine > before...
Re: 2.1 ring recommendations
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 27 May 2009 10:48:33 -0400
...It looks like a > very well taken care of motor, the water jacket and head studs show ZERO > signs of corrosion. I was told...
Re: IMO: engine Converting = Ignorance of what is out there...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Fri, 21 Jul 2000 08:37:57 EDT
...crank, cam, rods, piston/cylinders, heads. You would simply need a case and the kit. I would replace all the head studs with new...