Date:         Wed, 8 Nov 2000 08:14:18 -0800
Reply-To:     Zoltan <zol@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Zoltan <zol@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject:      Re: woe is me
Comments: To: Bradley Flubacher <flubach@HOME.COM>
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I loved that withdrawal thought.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bradley Flubacher" <flubach@HOME.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 4:27 AM
Subject: woe is me


> Well, I bought a nice new set of injectors for my 1.6L NA diesel vanagon
> westfalia yesterday.   I was using my torque wrench to set them in, and
the
> #2 injector just wouldn't tighten past about 20 ft-lb.  I remembered this
> cylinder had an injector that was super-tight and tough to get out.  The
> thoughts crossed my mind-  I bet it's stripped out.. new head time.  No
> helicoil is going to do this job..  Then I though, I bet the sleezie car
> salesman/mechanic JB Welded this injector in, and that's why it was so
tough
> to get out..
>
> I started backing out the injector to assess the damages.  The worse of
bads
> happened-  about a 1" chunk of my head fell off from around the injector
> hole as I was loosening it with the rachett...  Ugh.  No chance for fixing
> this beast.   So, I'm in the market for a new used head.  Apparently my
> local auto-salval yard has at least one.  I'm less than thrilled with
buying
> a head that's been used, but at this point my wife would divorce me if I
> bought a factory new head.  In fact,  I think I'll be waiting at LEAST
> another month before putting anymore money into it..
>
> Thank goodness we have two vanagons, otherwise I'd be spiraling into
> withdrawl.
>
> Bradley Flubacher,
> State College PA
> '82 diesel westy (in the ICU)
> '84 GL waterboxer