Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 19:22:23 -0500
Reply-To: Joe Romas <jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
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From: Joe Romas <jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Subject: Re: woe is me
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Bradley
I did the very samething to my 78 rabbit when it was only 6 months old.
It had a problem and the totally incompetant dealer thought I was dreaming.
Well I learned diesel machanics real quick. I took the head off and to a
welding shop and had it welded. It was not totally broken off but I know
what you mean. It lasted 300,000 miles that way before being totaled by the
third owner's daughter. Your going to have to take it off any way so have it
looked by a good shop.
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zoltan" <zol@FOXINTERNET.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: woe is me
> 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
>
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