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Subject:Re: Waterboxer assembly detail sought
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:24:11 -0700

are the nuts inside the case 19 mm wrench size like the outside ones ?
I just looked into a 1.9 block if have with the pistons and barrles
off.......
and the inside nuts like like 17 mm wrench size.....
and they look like nuts with a 'shoulder/washer' built onto the nut, or nuts
with washers.
scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 8:46 AM
Subject: Waterboxer assembly detail sought

> Question: on the waterboxer block case there are 10mm studs external to
> and
> internal to the water jacket casting. These are the studs that clamp the
> main bearing journals. Are there supposed to be washers under the long
> nuts
> that are inside the water jacket, like there are on the ones outside the
> water jacket?
> Bentley doesn't show any, but as I've discovered lately, that's no proof.
>
> Jim