Larry,
     A bit of a low blow.  So what do you think they
did wrong on the rebuild?    How much was the rebuild?
and what things do they do when they rebuild the
engine.   I recall in the early days that VW had to
retorque the heads.   I can't say that I think that
does much good.   Never a good idea to ponder too long
on your misfortunes but it is good to know the cause
when you can.   Keep us posted as we all hit the road
the same way.    gary
Date:    Thu, 3 Mar 2005 06:45:14 -0700
From:    Larry Chase <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM>
Subject: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice /
Problem Found

Volks,

Found the problem with my AVP 2.1L Rebuilt Engine.

One Cracked Head, leaking paste intake valves and one
cylinder o-ring
damaged.

In the interest of being more accurate on the problem
description.

It was blowing collant out of the fill bottle overflow
at highway
Speed .. Above 45mph but fine around town.

Background:

Purchased the AVP engine from Bus Depot last May and
have driven it
For just under 9,000.

Currently in discussions with Lenoard at AVP and Ron
at Bus Depot as
 to whether any of this is covering under the 12
month/12k mile =
warranty.

So now I'm looking for a new set of AMC heads at the
best price I can =
find..

Various test Results on the Engine:
=20
Compression Gasses test via Emissions type sniffer
1000 HC
300 HC
250 HC

Leak Down Test
45/65/45/85

Compression
110/105/115/80

Disassembled things far enough to check all head
bolts.
Found a total of 8 loose.

Pulled the heads .....

Left side head cracked on the small land between the
two valve sets.

Both heads had valves leaking, not sealing correctly.

Here' the previous postings about this problem.

Archive Links:

Engine overheating - Need Advice
http://tinyurl.com/5zhqh

Update on Engine Overheating Concern
http://tinyurl.com/6bwdl

Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
http://tinyurl.com/6g2m5

Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
.. Terry K
clarification
http://tinyurl.com/3mwj7

Larry Chase
www.roadhaus.com

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