Are you saying "knocking" as in "pinging" (pre-ignition) or "knocking" as in
"mechanical sound" (e.g., rod knock.)?
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Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
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----- Original Message -----
From: "raul lince" <eeore37@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 8:58 PM
Subject: Knocking engine after head replacement!!

> Lots of money and time on this.  Put remann heads on our 89 and now at
warm
> up whem motor is getting up to tempature it begins knocking.  never did it
> before so im stumped.  Mann filter, 20w 50 synthetic oil, AFC 1000, the
> works.  Really a bummer.  How can one tell if its a fuel mixture problem
or
> rod bearings?  did the spark plug wire removal and it went away but could
it
> still be a fuel issue?( i hope )  its in number one cylinder,  could it be
> better compression from new heads?  there was a manufacturers acceptable
> crack.  But what do you think?  thinking about 2.1 liter from tiico (they
> offer one).  thanx
>
> Raul
> 89 wolfie gl
>
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