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• [PREVIEW TEST] UUID installed. Cupholders still pending. mail_meta_20261015
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-15T23:59:00.000Z
  ...Controlled preview test of Gerry version headers, dispatch UUIDs, and preserved mail provenance. Run-ID: mail_meta_20261015 This is test content, not repair...
• Re: Head / Engine questions
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 09:23:42 EDT
  >>>It sounds like the major design flaw with the WBX is in the design of the the head / block mating surface and the use...
• Re: Rebuilt Heads or New Heads?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 01:23:35 -0100
  > Which should I buy? Should I buy new German heads or rebuilt > after market? Who sells new german heads for under $400 bucks a...
• Cylinder Heads -Problem Removing- Cylinders came with it ??
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 12:38:03 -0400
  Trying to remove the heads off a parts engine I have...that had a blown headgasket..... When I pulled the head off...the cylinder...
• Re: fish-chowder recipe
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Nov 1994 06:51:27 -0400 (EDT)
  Fish heads, fish heads Roly-poly fish heads Fish heads, fish heads Eat them up YUM! No coffee yet... Ric
• Re: Collant Change vs Head Gaskets Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 00:41:09 -0500
  Many use the same damage heads... pitted head...and just hope for the best. http://www.benplace.com/bjp_head2/head3_011.jpg Coolant...
• Re: REPOST: 82 VAN
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 17:01:39 MST
  > > Cyllinder head #3 leaks (NEW HEAD GASKET) > > V> Head Gasket? > > Cylinder head #3? Head Gasket. | - Mike White | | <mike.white@admn1.law.utah.edu> | | <mwhite...
• Re: stainless truss head screws for poptop
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 18 May 2005 23:19:40 -0700
  Truss head is the correct head style for poptop and luggage rack. A carriage head has a similar large diameter shallow profile as a...
• Re: i need help Phishy van
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 16:16:14 -0500
  At 16:07 1/10/00 , Davidson wrote: >Forgive my ignorance, >But: >What is a Phish-head ?? >Bill Phish-heads, Phish-heads, Jolly, jolly...
• Mixing AMC and VW Heads
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 21:53:21 -0700
  Only one of my cylinder heads is leaking right now and I want to attempt to save money by just buying one head. Are...
• Re: Stuck Head - The Rest of the Story
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:20:15 -0700
  ...The head is off. I had determined that the head was stuck on one stud. I put a nut on the stud. Then, for...
• REPOST: 82 VAN
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 04 Apr 95 13:17:30 -0700
  > Cyllinder head #3 leaks (NEW HEAD GASKET) V> Head Gasket? Cylinder head #3?
• Re: Shims, sealing rings, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 14:45:49 -0700
  Several years ago I bought some new heads for my '81. I realize now that they were probably the heads made in Spain (AMC...
• stainless truss head screws for poptop
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 18 May 2005 22:14:08 -0700
  ...Truss Heads have a low, rounded top with flat bearing surface, length is measured from under the head." They appear to be quite similar...
• Re: fish-chowder recipe
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 16 Nov 1994 15:13:42 -0500 (EST)
  On Wed, 16 Nov 1994 RGOLEN@umassd.edu wrote: > > > Fish heads, fish heads > Roly-poly fish heads > Fish heads, fish heads > Eat them up...
• Re: New Heads
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 17:32:18 EST
  When you take your old heads off you will know why people want to put new heads on. The old heads will, at the...
• Re: Head lights
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 22:13:29 -0500
  I have done several different types of headlight upgrades. The cheapest solution is to get the headlight buckets from an older Vanagon that used...
• Re: Is it better
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 14:52:54 -0700
  > The alloy that the new AMC heads that I > sell are made of is different than the original heads and is supposed to not...
• Hd Gasket Leak '85
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Sep 1996 10:56:11 -0400
  My 85 Westy has been diagnosed with a leaky head gasket thru a pressure check followed by a visual check. It looks like this...
• Re: 1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:04:47 -0400
  I have never seen a VW reman with AMC heads on it. I have seen welded heads, oversize valve guide heads, made in Poland...
• HELP!! No Headlights - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:06:17 -0400
  Hi! The headlights (both high and low beam) have ceased to function on my 87 Westy. I have parking lights, tail lights license and...
• Re: Motorcycle headlight conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:20:27 -0500
  I dont know why anyone would install motorcycle headlights in a car. They arent better, they are different. Motorcycle headlights send out a tighter...
• Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 19:43:57 -0700
  Hello, I did some archive searching and came up with lots of hits on cylinders sticking to the head, but that is not my...
• Cylinder Head Replacement
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:48:23 +0000
  ...right side head gasket blew, replaced gasket and re-used original head. 400 miles later head starts leaking again, this time around one of...
• Help: Heads/cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 12:25:23 -0700
  Doing my head gaskets and I have several questions about getting the heads off without taking the cylinders with them: - Any suggestions on how...
• Re: Whining about head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 09:09:52 -0700
  Many have had good "luck" filling in pitting with JB weld, making new or rebuilt heads unnecessary. I hang my head in shame that...
• Re: need headlight lenses
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:00:04 -0400
  > I looked on the BusDepot website and was confused > about headlight lenses - they list taillight lenses and > headlight conversion lamps, but no headlight > lenses...
• Re: Some good info about E-code headlamps & "City Lights"
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 22:42:30 -0500
  ...Some good info about E-code headlamps & "City Lights" > http://www.seriousauto.com/lighting/headlamps/headlamps.htm > > Follow above link for one source for...
• Re: New vs. machined heads, a spinnoff of Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:49:27 -0700
  New heads are really nice. When I worked on my 83.5 engine last year I discovered that the heads were actually new which...
• electrical problems with headlights
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 19:11:12 -0500
  I have problems with the headlights. No headlights or highbeams. Indicator lights, rear lights, flashing lights are working. Switching on the headlight switch turns...
• Checking for Cracked Heads
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Mon, 04 Mar 1996 09:52:37 +0000
  It occurs to me that there ought to be some trick to checking heads for cracks, like spraying something on the head that would...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:17:57 -0600
  Your source of power for the headlights goes through the ignition switch. The ignition switch may not be your problem but it was mine...
• Looking for Good, Used 1.9l Heads
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 21:40:12 EDT
  I have a van in my shop now that is an '85 with head troubles. One head had burnt an exhaust valve and so...
• Part numbers Vanagon Eurospec headlights
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Oct 1999 12:00:14 +0300
  Someone requested part numbers for the European headlights. Can't remember who, but here they are: 941 251 105A Headlight round H4 for T3...
• Re: head Gasket again!!
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:25:51 -0400
  ...if you want a good reading of head / engine temp, buy a aircool head temp gauge with sender. there is only 2 reasons that...
• Re: heads- bus depot or van cafe??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:45:20 -0800
  hey, that's good to know about the AMC heads having thicker material in the nut areas of the head. Perhaps the best deal...
• Re: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 23:12:09 -0400
  Mike, I doubt that the stud is your stuck head problem. The Heads stick to the tops of the cylinders. On each cylinder there...
• Re: Just one head?
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 18:17:56 -0400
  ...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: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 22:40:53 -0500
  ...Vanagon rectangular headlights are not the same as those domestic GM rectangular sealed beams, hence the reason for the big discussion..... Mike B. On...
• 1.6 litre diesel heads - regular vs turbo-diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Dec 1996 03:01:21 -0700 (MST)
  Since I cannot find a source of the damaged pre-combustion chamber cap, I now must replace the head on my turbo-diesel vanagon...
• Good set of 2L core heads (square port 79-83.5) heads for sale
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 09:42:06 -0500
  List, I have a set of bead blasted MATCHING AMC heads for sale. They need work. One head has a small crack between the...
• HEAD BOLTS AND NEW HEADS
  Historical mailing list - Byron Beck
  Wed, 27 May 1998 16:15:39 EDT
  HEY ANY BODY OUT THERE WHO HAS A LINE ON FACTORY OR THE LIKE HEAD BOLTS AND HEADS? THANKS, BYRON.
• Re: Street strip race heads Vanagen heads modified for aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 07:33:06 -0500
  How does that work? ----- Original Message ----- ......Street strip race heads Vanagen heads modified for aircooled...........
• HEADS AND HEAD BOLTS
  Historical mailing list - Byron Beck
  Wed, 27 May 1998 22:10:11 EDT
  Does any body have a good source for new heads and head bolts? I have tried the busdepot, anybody else? Thanks, Byron.
• Re: Headlight conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 10:12:47 +0200
  I guess, the quad round headlights of that Vanagon are same as the quad round headlights of the Golf/Jetta 2, if this is...
• Headlight Problem
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:04:14 -0500
  The headlights on my '87 Westy have been working intermittently for a number of weeks. Wiggling the headlight switch used to bring the headlights...
• Re: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 22:54:29 -0400
  beat on the head with you favorite large rubber mallet or dead blow hammer. then it should start wiggling free most likely with the...
• Re: Shims, sealing rings, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 22:38:34 -0400
  The Spanish heads have a step cut in that eliminates the need for the gaskets. Adding the gaskets will reduce the compression ratio. Dennis...
• headrest misperceptions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 11:57:24 EDT
  ...headrests, head restraints, tomato, tomatoe.. one in the same.. i can adjust them to support the back of my head, to prevent whiplash such...
• Headlights
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 20:33:31 -0800
  Because I saw a low cost headlight on ebay I checked the price of headlights at the dealer today Just for comparison ($132.) I...
• Re: Lapping cylinders to heads?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 21:01:02 -0600
  Torque your heads down before you go lapping the cylinders. Check head to piston outer edge clearance. If you heads are new or recently...
• Re: 1.9L cracked heads
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 6 May 1997 20:59:56 -0400
  ...I would recommend new heads. Many of the rebuilt heads have > cracks. The incremental additional cost is a small fraction of the > total cost...
• Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:20:16 -0800
  ...with ignition off + headlight switch on, three LEDs in the dashboard glow. With engine running + headlight switch off - normal. Engine running + headlight switch on...
• Re: Some good info about E-code headlamps & "City Lights"
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 22:28:36 -0500
  http://www.seriousauto.com/lighting/headlamps/headlamps.htm Follow above link for one source for Ciebe headlights. Chris.
• Re: Hd Gasket Leak '85
  Historical mailing list - David O. Bradshaw
  Tue, 24 Sep 1996 11:26:07 -0400 (EDT)
  On Mon, 23 Sep 1996, Larry Stichweh wrote: > Bluechipd@aol.com wrote: > > > > My 85 Westy has been diagnosed with a leaky head gasket thru...
• Re: Hd Gasket Leak '85
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Mon, 23 Sep 1996 20:49:19 -0600
  Bluechipd@aol.com wrote: > > My 85 Westy has been diagnosed with a leaky head gasket thru a pressure > check followed by a visual check...
• Re: Whining about head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 09:50:54 -0100
  > New heads would cost about another $1200... > Ouch. I didn't think they were that expensive, I thought you > could get them for $300...
• Re: Cylinder Heads!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 13:33:16 -0800
  >Others have suggested tapping the heads with a mallet to free the cylinder >from the head. > BWAH HA HA HA HA!!!!!! 'Tap' the heads...
• Re: fish-chowder recipe
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 16 Nov 94 15:20:08 CST
  > >On Wed, 16 Nov 1994 RGOLEN@umassd.edu wrote: > >> >> >> Fish heads, fish heads >> Roly-poly fish heads >> Fish heads, fish heads >> Eat them up...
• Headlight problem?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 19:10:51 -0500
  ...I've been following the recent thread on the headlight problem. I'm having a "similar" problem with mine. Symptoms: 1)Key on headlights...