----- Original Message -----
From: "Jfp w/2 WBXs" <jfp7@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 10:04 PM
Subject: Major 2.1L repairs done right!

My local VW repair shop routinly repairs head leaks without removing the
engine from trhe car.  He also fixes the head sealing surface with epoxy.
He says that is a temporary repair, probably only good for a couple years.
(He is not that sure how long it lasts, as he says that he has not yet had
to fix one again)   He has a lot of low buck customers, and needs to
inexpensively keep their cars on the road.

> Bravo Frank,
>
> Any WBX engine repair that is this complicated, deserves to be performed
OUT
> OF THE VEHICLE and mounted on a rotational engine stand. This is the only
> way to view critical assembly, sealing and contamination issues. High risk
> repairs like this one, when sadly performed in the vehicle, seems to set
the
> stage for the often lamented WBX subsequent reassembly problems & repeat
> sealing failures.
>
> Usually when new problems arise from a poorly performed major repair, only
> the WBX reputation takes the hit as "difficult to repair" & a motor prone
to
> "multiple repeat repairs".
>
> More correctly, the lack of the professional WBX repair procedures and
> special tools coupled with questionable repair "shortcuts", result in the
> typical "crucifixion" of the otherwise highly reliable (2.1L) WBX engine.
>
> Regards,   John
>
>
>
>
>
>
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