Yeah.  My first engine did the same thing; my adding water and my wife
adding water kinda diluted the coolant till it was corrosive.  Mechanic
pulled it aprart and all the studs were toast.  New engine time.

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
|On Behalf Of Scott Daniel - Turbovans
|Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 2:02 PM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: Ohh those VW gods...billowing blue smoke.
|
|and.....
|of course,
|it's not that  likely that all 15 of the other studs are fine,
|wonderful, and not corroded..
|some of them have to be having some of the same syndrome one
|would think.
|
| might even want to start with a whole other case that's not
|so corroded in the cylinder head stud department..
|if one is going to repair the current engine, that is.
|
|I have about 6 or 7  'core' or need freshening-up,  1.9 wbxr engines.
|
|Scott
|www.turbovans.com
|----- Original Message -----
|From: "Bruce Todd" <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
|To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
|Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 1:03 PM
|Subject: Re: Ohh those VW gods...billowing blue smoke.
|
|
|> Jack got it right...a corroded head stud packed it in - the stud
|> between #
|> 3
|> & 4 cylinder failed and which needs to be drilled out.  If I
|had money
|> for a prize I'd send it to Jack but I have to use my cash for the
|> repair...perhaps Jim can donate another haiku.
|>
|> BT
|>
|> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Jack Botts
|> <johnnyjewel43@hotmail.com>wrote:
|>
|>> I have had 2 things happen to my 2.1 that cause your symptoms,
|>> neither of which would I wish on any Vanagon owner. 1.) a head/case
|>> bolt gave up -- corroded right thru., and 2.) a crack developed
|>> between the valve seats on the head, pumping coolant into the
|>> combustion chamber. Hope your problem is less severe than either.
|>>
|>> Jack
|>> '86 (Go)Westy Weekender
|>> '05 Jetta diesel wagon
|>>
|>>
|>> > Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:43:03 -0700
|>> > From: beeceetee@GMAIL.COM
|>> > Subject: Ohh those VW gods...billowing blue smoke.
|>> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|>>  >
|>> > So I just finished climbing a short hill and felt the
|power of the
|>> > 2.1 in
|>> my
|>> > Westy decline slightly...a heard a honk and then saw people from
|>> > the sidewalk staring. I glanced out the rear view mirror
|and there
|>> > was a very large cloud of bluish smoke behind me. I
|quickly pulled
|>> > over and turned
|>> the
|>> > ignition off. Nothing leaking - oil or water but the
|coolant refill
|>> > tank was bone dry - previously at the max level a few
|days ago when
|>> > I checked.
|>> > The smoke smelled of burning oil.
|>> >
|>> > I quickly restarted the motor just top see if I could see or hear
|>> anything.
|>> > Motor sounded fine but was blowing blue. The temp guage was fine
|>> throughout
|>> > this ordeal. Anyway just about to get her flat bedded to
|a shop for
|>> repair.
|>> >
|>> > Theories, thoughts, words of wisdom?
|>> >
|>> >
|>> >
|>> > BT
|>> >
|>> > Freshly painted 86 Syncro Westy.
|>>
|>>
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