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From: "Jonce Fancher" <strtbug@ATTGLOBAL.NET>

> ive not used expandable push rod tubes before for any of my air cooled
> cars before but i do know that they exist. but what i need is to know
> if there is such a beast for the vanagon 1.9L.
>

Do you mean the telescoping type? I just used one on my 1985 1.9 that had a
steel tube rust through. Well worth the money. Uses the same block and head
seals as the normal tubes, and uses two o-ring seals for the interface. As
long as it lasts, I'm sold.

Jon Schaer
Columbus, OH
1985 GL
142,000+