Date:         Wed, 8 Nov 2000 07:27:56 -0500
Reply-To:     Bradley Flubacher <flubach@HOME.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bradley Flubacher <flubach@HOME.COM>
Subject:      woe is me
Comments: To: Diesel <diesel@vwfans.com>
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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