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Subject:Re: Waterboxer assembly detail sought
From:Jim Felder
Date:Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:27:05 -0500

The outside nuts are 17mm, but inside they are 15mm deep well. Seems there
isn't room inside the jacket for the 17mms. Yes, the inside 15mms have a
shoulder.
Jim

On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 12:24 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>
>