John--

If I were a betting man, I'd put this week's paycheck on one of the
following...you:

a) have the wrong seals on the tubes (there are two different sizes
differentiated by color in  the kit).
b) Have the wrong sized replacement tubes. There are two different sized
tubes, and (I'm NOT positive on this) I think I recall that the larger of
the two sizes WILL fit in the (small version) hole without its O-rings OFF,
but not with them on. Does that make sense?

Last word of caution. I have never (in dozens of type4-type2 motors) had to
force these tubes in with any sort of tool. If you have the bores lubed,
and new seals, they should PUSH in with firm, rotating pressure from your
hand on the tube.

I would advise you NOT to "hammer" them in with vice grips, or a washer, or
whatever. The seals, and seal carrier groves on those tubes will never leak
if they are clean and straight. One little bit of crud, or little bend in
the groove can cause an Exxon-Valdez-like oil leak.

Cheers-
G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
Cary, NC     USA
www.bulley-hewlett.com
(888) 468-4880 toll free

-----Original Message-----
From:   John Reynolds [SMTP:kayakjr@JUNO.COM]
Sent:   Sunday, March 21, 1999 10:22 AM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install

Help! - I just can't get seem to get the these things to seat properly.
The Haynes and Wilson book just says push them in, but it ain't (at least
for me) that easy.  Muir says to use visegrips on the tube and bang them
- Well I'm not going to follow that route (although that was necessary to
remove the originals)  These are new tubes, seals and I lubed them.  I
put a large washer on the end on the tube and banged that, put even
still, it just doesn'e seem to go in as far as one wihout seals installed

John Reynolds
81 - Westy

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