In a message dated 19/01/2005 12:34:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

If you  search the archives for JB Weld in posts by Tim Smith and Doug
Houg, you  will find detailed descriptions of how to fix pitted heads
with JB Weld and  reports of people having WBX engines that are still
going strong after as  much as 8 years, and / or 30k, 50k and 60k miles
since the application of  the product.

Sam, thank you for bring that up !  It  was Tim who researched this gasket
leaking problem and found this  solution.  I have been doing it for years with
no failures.  It's  gotta be done right though and the heads have to be
determined as  reusable.  That may be a difficult decision to make for some.  As a
side note I do hear from Tim from time to time and he still has a fleet of
Vanagons and is still fed up with the Vanagon List !

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
_BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm)  a VW Camper
camping event, Almonte, ON, June 09 ~ 12, 2005
'87 Westy, '90 Carat &  Lionel Trains
Member: _Vanagon List_ (http://www.vanagon.com/) , _LiMBO_
(http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/) , _IWCCC_ (http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/)  & _CCVWC_
(http://www.ccvwc.ca/)
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in  the Ottawa Valley
_STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel  Mufflers_
(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm)
_Frank Condelli &  Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html)
or  http://frankcondelli.com