NEVER overheats because of bad thermostat.  That is a wife's tale.  It may
have overheated cause someone either installed the flaps wrong or had
thermostat adjusted incorrectly, but thermostat NEVER fails closed.

Adam P
Charleston,SC     Coburn, WV
81  Westy "The Brick "
70 Single Cab "Whitey"
74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
1976 Transporter (New CA bus)
1974 412 "Goldmember"
Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake Beaulieu" <jake_beaulieu@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 11:41 PM
Subject: resurfacing air cooled cylinder heads

> My 82 air cooled Westy has had a blown head gasket on the number 2
cylinder for about a year (not driven much).  The bus was also overheated a
couple of months ago (bad thermostat, don't ask...).
> I have pulled both cylinder heads, and they look pretty good.  I am
worried that the heads may have warped when they were overheated.  I plan to
bring them into a machine shop to check for warp and have them resurfaced if
necessary.  I haven't been able to find any specs in the Bentely about how
much can be shaved off the heads.
>
> Jake
>
>
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