>
> Well as I continue to ask questions about the practically of this
> replacement
> I had another mechanic say they advise against replacing all the push rod
> tubes
> with the spring loaded ones on a single side because of the extra stress
> the
> spring load
> places on the that head will cause premature head coolant leakage ??
> Is this just speculation ?? any thoughts on this from the rebuilders here
> ?
>

I'm no expert, but I can't imagine that the spring-loaded tubes would put
any significant amount of additional pressure on the head than the
compressed ends of a solid stock tube. They both exert pressure on the head
to seal, right? Maybe I'm way off base here, but I can't see the pressure
from four springy tubes you can compress by hand even being in the same
league as eight head studs under tension.

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John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"