← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum

Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 1+: 60 results shown for Water Jacket.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

Waterboxer assembly detail sought
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:46:51 -0500
...on the waterboxer block case there are 10mm studs external to and internal to the water jacket casting. These are the studs that clamp...
warm up and coolant pressure on head gasket seals
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 20:49:51 -0800
...I do believe the thick rubber water jacket gasket uniqueness of the waterboxer is a better clue head corrosion better than the fact that...
Re: If our engine cases weren't hard enough to find....
Historical mailing list
Tue, 8 Jul 2003 10:34:44 -0400
The water jackets have been shaved down to the block. The water pump resides on the left jacket. Otherwise it has the distintive oil...
Re: Waterboxer assembly detail sought
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:27:05 -0500
...on the waterboxer block case there are 10mm studs external to >> and >> internal to the water jacket casting. These are the studs that clamp...
warm up and coolant pressure on head gasket seals
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Fri, 4 Jan 2002 08:15:58 -0800
...I do believe the thick rubber water jacket gasket uniqueness of the waterboxer is a better clue head corrosion better than the fact that...
Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 5 Apr 2012 15:33:16 -0700
I notice you asked about 'water jacket SEAL' corrosion.. and indeed.. the outer rubber water gaskets on waterboxer cylinder heads do corrode 'very nicely...
Re: Waterboxer assembly detail sought
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:24:11 -0700
...on the waterboxer block case there are 10mm studs external to > and > internal to the water jacket casting. These are the studs that clamp...
Re: thermostat
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:18:54 -0800
...hardened jacket seals; a large differnce in the expansion/ contraction of aluminum water jackets and steel cylinder and head studs; and the waterpump trying...
Re: (long) EVERYTHING you want to know about heat, was Porsche 6 cyl heating van
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Thu, 6 Jan 2000 12:53:43 -0800
...plumb each end of the water jacket so water will circulate from one end to the other and then flow through the stock water...
Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:24:38 -0500
Fellow vanagon types I assemble on average 2 WBX engines a week and I don't have problems with ripping water jacket seals. I...
Re: heads: corrosion and leak prevention discussion.
Historical mailing list - mark keller
Mon, 8 Dec 1997 10:26:22 -0400
...I would concluded that the seal is vunerable in low engine tempatures ranges, that is before the aluminum water jackets expand,and clamping force...
Re: warm up and coolant pressure on head gasket seals>
Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
Fri, 4 Jan 2002 16:25:25 +0000
...be pushed beneath > the water jacket seals due to low clamping forces and a closed > thermostat and a water pump impeller capable of pushing...
another key continued...
Historical mailing list - Isaiah
Wed, 5 Dec 2001 23:29:42 -0600
Upon closer inspection it appears to be leaking out of the connection between the left head's water jacket and the "coolant distributor" that...
Re: If our engine cases weren't hard enough to find....
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 7 Jul 2003 08:14:48 -0500
> Ohh the humanity. > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2421818261&category=33623 > They hack off the water jackets then pound...
Re: push rod tubes dilemma
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:29:31 -0700
...1200>1600>1800 AC to 1.9>2.1 water cooled with the addition of a water jacket to the casting. Clever folks those...
Need help .....cylinders and heads on 1.9 l engine
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Fri, 31 Aug 2001 15:43:43 -0400
...The water jacket comes out so far on the case, that the piston is almost fully extended with maybe an inch out of the...
No more coolant leaks.........
Historical mailing list - Dale Ward
Tue, 1 Aug 2000 22:40:28 -0400
...They > were also made to the same dimensions as a type1 case, but with the > addition of a water jacket. Some have taken the...
Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 5 Aug 2010 19:48:58 -0500
---- Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Also, the same group that designed that dipstick also > designed the water jacket- just something to think about...
Re: Air vs. Water - pro's and con's
Historical mailing list - Beckett Cantrell
Sat, 5 Aug 2000 18:31:48 EDT
...VW added water jackets and some suplervious internal/external mods. That is why when one wants to "hot-rod" a H2O boxer, they turn...
repeatedly blowing head gasket
Historical mailing list - Mark Vermillion
Sun, 16 Mar 2003 16:23:27 -0500
...The gaskets are splitting from what would appear to be the back, or water jacket side. They happen on the same corner each time...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 19 Dec 2015 18:13:20 -0800
...Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes for now you may try this Subaru coolant conditioner http://www.amazon.com/Subaru-SOA635071-Coolant-System...
Re: OVERHEATING! - NEED ADVICE! !!! HELP!!!
Historical mailing list - Ed
Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:41:21 -0400
...You can do a rough check of engine temperature by splashing water on the cylinder heads and cylinder water jackets. If it sizzles, it...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Sat, 19 Dec 2015 18:20:24 -0800
...Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes > > > > for now you may try this Subaru coolant conditioner > > > > http://www.amazon.com/Subaru-SOA635071-Coolant-System...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:33:11 -0500
...Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes for now you may try this Subaru coolant conditioner http://www.amazon.com/Subaru-SOA635071-Coolant-System...
Re[2]: J.B. Weld Head Repair
Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
Tue, 31 Mar 1998 14:04:17 -0500
The gaskets (water jacket) do not fail "catastrophically" They will seep for a time then leak and then leak worse. I takes time for...
Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
Mon, 25 Mar 2002 09:08:30 -0800
...Harder to quiet down an engine without a water jacket. Allan Bagley 86 westy
Re: Turbo question Water Jacket Seal failure
Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
Fri, 6 Sep 2002 16:12:07 -0700
...I haven't done it yet because I have serious reservations about the water jacket seals and other heat issues. The same weaknesses the...
Re: drips of antifreeze off head
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 2 Jan 2013 09:54:43 -0800
This is what you get when you take an air cooled engine and add cast-on water jackets to make it water cooled. It...
Re: Re[2]: J.B. Weld Head Repair
Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
Tue, 31 Mar 1998 20:11:33 -0700
Be wary of this! My second of three sets of water jacket gaskets blew in this manner with little forewarning starting with just a...
Re: Got wasps, yellow jackets, etc.?
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Sun, 8 Jul 2012 09:01:42 -0700
...carcass over a bucket half-filled with water and a dab of olive oil. The yellow jackets and hornets would gorge themselves and then...
Engine Storage
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:03:26 -0600
...Any suggestions? I don't think I have seen anything posted on this subject.....what to keep in the crankcase, jacket water, etc........ -- Gracias...
Head aches (why do wbx heads leak?)
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 23:12:17 -0700
...aluminum water jackets in cold weather, not an issue when the engine is at operating temperature. The need for an aggressive water pump to...
Re: Splitting A Case
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:14:21 -0800
Did you remember to remove the oil pump? and the nuts inside the water jacket (under the head on one side) >Any suggestions on...
Re: Removing head studs
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Mon, 23 Nov 1998 09:08:08 -0500
...This has worked well,even on those that have broken WAY down in the water jackets. Of course,you'll need to remove the...
Re: Sound
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:14:55 -0500
...The water jacket will dampen (!) out the high frequencies more, so there's less staccato... Yrs, d
Re: darkening coolant... oil...
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 20 Apr 2004 13:14:23 -0400
...The cylinders sit within a water jacket (aquarium) and fit into the case at their bases. There is an O-Ring at the base...
repeatedly blowing head gasket- warped head?
Historical mailing list - Mark Vermillion
Tue, 18 Mar 2003 16:45:19 -0500
...engines a week and I don't have problems with ripping water jacket seals. I will explain my method. 1 ) I wire brush and...
Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 20:42:45 -0400
...An suggestions or bets? As long as it's not the water jacket, I'll be happy. Roy
Re: .... Porsche 6 cyl heating van
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Thu, 6 Jan 2000 19:21:16 EST
...plumb each >end of >the water jacket so water will circulate from one end to the other and >then >flow through the stock water...
Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 21:40:42 -0300
...An suggestions or bets? As long as it's not the water jacket, I'll be happy. Roy
Re: If our engine cases weren't hard enough to find....
Historical mailing list - mike boland
Mon, 7 Jul 2003 15:52:22 -0500
...water jackets then pound 400 hp out of > > them. Ouch. > >?? wait a minute ... something isn't right here. where's the >blocked off water...
Re: Got wasps, yellow jackets, etc.?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 8 Jul 2012 12:47:52 -0400
...carcass over a bucket >half-filled with water and a dab of olive oil. The yellow jackets and >hornets would gorge themselves and then...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 19 Dec 2015 17:18:06 -0800
for now you may try this Subaru coolant conditioner http://www.amazon.com/Subaru-SOA635071-Coolant-System-Conditioner/dp/B00IGZP2UE/ref=sr_1_1...
Re: Head Corrosion cause and cure? was Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 30 Apr 2004 23:33:13 -0500
Suggestion for a cure (are you listening, Stan?) -- develop a ceramic coatindc��r the seal area on both head and water-jacket, so that...
Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:47:09 -0500
At 03:39 PM 11/6/2009, Richard Koerner wrote... >Filled empty coolant tank with water. Started engine. Immediately it >sucked out all the...
Re: VW coolant myth
Historical mailing list - karl
Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:37:02 -0500
...VW chose to reuse the old air-cooled engine design, but added a water jacket around the cylinders. This water jacket is sealed by...
Re: It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:19:48 -0500
...Revised bill of materials: --- Rubber head gasket (between head and water jacket) - original VW "The Right Stuff" sealant for rubber head gasket Green o...
Re: push rod tubes dilemma
Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino Sr
Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:48:12 -0400
...1200>1600>1800 > AC to 1.9>2.1 water cooled with the addition of a water jacket to the > casting. Clever folks those...
Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Sun, 16 Mar 2003 23:20:20 -0500
...I don't remeber how far the first went. > > The gaskets are splitting from what would appear to be the back, or water jacket...
Re: Question??
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 11 Jul 2002 07:16:24 -0700
...This sealing area is very important as the head bolts pass through the water jackets. The nut sealer keeps coolant in the jacket. If...
Re: push rod tubes dilemma
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:45:20 -0700
...1200>1600>1800 > AC to 1.9>2.1 water cooled with the addition of a water jacket to the > casting. Clever folks those...
Re: Symptoms of Blown Headgasket on Non-Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 18 Sep 2005 10:05:19 -0500
...the gasket near a water jacket. If you think it's an exhaust maifold leak, blow some soapy water by the manifold to head...
Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 21:59:34 -1000
...not the gaskets on the >> jacket. >> >> An suggestions or bets? As long as it's not the water jacket, I'll be >> happy. >> >> Roy
87' vanagon Westie head leak(?)
Historical mailing list - Daniel Arnfeld
Mon, 21 Apr 1997 15:15:08 -0700
...Is it normal for the cylinders to have small amounts of rust on the water jacket side??? 2. Any suggestions where to take the...
Re: Winter storage leaking heads seals
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:39:53 -0500
The leakage is from the rubber water jacket seal which you can see and touch if you remove the engine tin below the pushrod...
coolant drain?
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Fri, 11 Feb 2000 15:19:23 -0800
...Do you guys really go to the trouble to remove both engine tins and both water jacket drain plugs to do a coolant drain...
Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 21:44:14 -0300
...not the gaskets on the > jacket. > > An suggestions or bets? As long as it's not the water jacket, I'll be > happy. > > Roy
Re: Sqirting water on an oil cooler et al
Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
Mon, 17 Jul 1995 16:44:03 -0700 (PDT)
...Putting a water jacket around an air cooled engine makes it a water cooled engine! Scott ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any nation that trades Liberty for Security deserves...
# head gasket failure modes and emergency temporary fixes
Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
Mon, 8 Nov 2004 06:25:37 -0800
...Big external rubber gasket that seals head to crankcase - keeps water in water jacket from leeking out. My guess is that the external rubber...
Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 16 Mar 2003 17:21:54 -0500
...therefore causing too great a space between the head and water jacket? Mike '84 GL 7 pass auto '85 GL Westy manual