Hi Neil,

I know the feeling… my feeble attempt at getting the 1.9 I have to keep on keeping on was only potentially ruining other things…

You may have just blown a gasket… maybe the damage isn’t as bad as it was with mine. The only way to know is to dig in :-) You’ll find it rewarding once you get the heads off to examine them… I was just so relieved to have answers…

Looking forward to hearing how it goes- either way- it’s great to have camaraderie through our times and trials… huge thanks to the guys always contributing wisdom and advice for us out here...

Dave
> On May 4, 2017, at 11:41 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Thanks David and Stuart. Yes, I think I let this fault go on for too
> long. Wasn't keeping track of the miles.....
> 
> I have an ABA engine that I've rebuilt, wiring harness in various pre
> install stages + diesel Vanagon parts. Plan is to do a swap but had
> hoped I could get some more miles out of this WBX.
> 
> At one point I'd thought to rebuild a WBX and in fact had a spare core
> plus parts but I knew that wasn't in the cards for me. What little I
> know of engine building, the WBX is more involved in that regard. Then
> again, we'll see how much I know once I turn the key on the ABA!
> 
> 
> 
> On 5/4/17, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Neil,
>> 
>> I know you are looking for hope here, but there is none. The longer you keep
>> driving, the more likely it is you won't have a core to rebuild. It's time
>> to fix, replace, or convert this engine. It's past the time actually.  There
>> are options ranging from cheap worn out engines sold by those doing
>> conversions to a full rebuild like the Go Westy engines.
>> 
>> I have a 1.9 I'll be selling soon for $500 with some life in it, but it's
>> not worth shipping.
>> 
>> Stuart
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>> Neil N
>> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2017 5:30 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: 2.1 wbx Compression Test
>> 
>> On 5/4/17, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> As a last resort, I will check the head nuts to see if any are
>>> obviously loose  ....
> 
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> Neil n
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