He definitely did the re-seal with the heads on and the motor in the van.

On 9/7/07, Nunya Business <bulletheadx@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Just going from memory from things he posted at the time that I took to
> mean
> he did the job with the heads on, tho I see your point.
>
> "I think Iavoided other pitfalls of cylinder head removal.namely stud
> snappage and costs" doesn't necessarily mean he didn't pull them, but it
> might.
>
> Hell, I dunno. I thought the whole thing was kind of nuts anyway. : )
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
>
> On 9/7/07, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Not sure if he did NOT remove the heads, but I recall him posting
> > something about sandpaper, JB weld, used to fill pits in the heads.
> >
> > IYARC, (if you are remembering correctly) how would one do this with
> > head installed??
> >
> > :)
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> > On 9/7/07, Nunya Business <bulletheadx@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > As I said 'IIRC'- I believe he dug out the gasket and crammed
> something
> > else
> > > in there while the heads were still on the engine. I don't recall his
> > > posting anything about it for a while now but at the time he said
> > whatever
> > > he did was holding. I don't remember what he used or how he did it, I
> > just
> > > remember feeling a kind of morbid awe about the whole thing. : )
> > >
> > > Cya,
> > > Robert
> > >
> > >
> > > On 9/7/07, T.M. <tinkerman007@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:58:20 -0700, Nunya Business <
> > bulletheadx@GMAIL.COM>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >IIRC Roger Sisler has BTDT. You might want to talk to him about it.
> > > >
> > > > Hi Robert. What do you mean by BTDT? Go through the whole head
> gasket
> > > > replace scenario or just re-seal them externaly like I'm trying to
> see
> > if
> > > > possible?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > TM
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
> > "Jaco"  (Bustorius)
> >
> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> >
> > Please send fav Vanagon/Westfalia links to me at:
> > musomuso1963@hotmail.com
> >
>

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