The o-rings at the top of the cylinders had nothing to do with water in
the oil. You need to check the o-rings at the base of the cylinders and
the possibility that a head nut did not seal. Forget the heavy duty oil
pump. If you have a bearing problem, it will only prolong the
inevitable.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Bill Collins
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 9:11 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Update: Replaced heads, now water in oil

I finally got the engine out of the van and removed the heads.  I must
have done something wrong in installing the left head because the
o-rings at the top of the cylinders were badly damaged.  I think it's
safe to assume this was the cause of the problem.

The engine had good compression, and I can still see honing marks on the
cylinder walls (at 120k miles), so I will just replace all the o-rings
and gaskets and put the heads back on.

I plan on replacing the fuel lines, crankshaft oil seals and all the
clutch components.  Anything else I should consider doing while the
engine is out?  Heavy duty oil pump, perhaps?

Bill