David, Where did you end up getting the headbolts from? How have your heads held up? gary Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 20:30:29 -0800 From: David Jaffe <orhiker1@ATTBI.COM> Subject: Re: Cost of replacing head gasket I just bought a gasket set here in Portland, so I can comment. You should get a "set", not just the head gasket (e.g. push rod tube gaskets, valve cover gaskets), and they sell the set for $40/head. Better was the full kit, with all seals & gaskets for the engine (thus for both heads), which was $85. I opted to get a full set of new headbolts/studs (3 diff parts, 16 total pieces) - which were $77 total.
David Jaffe 1986 Syncro West'faux'lia (for sale) 1982 Diesel -> I4 Westy (for sale soon) ???? Syncro Adventurewagen (what I'd like to have instead) 1997 Passat TDI (my favorite engine on the planet) Portland, Oregon
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Jamie Auch Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 2:30 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Cost of replacing head gasket
Hi Folks, My brother is intersted in getting an 87 GL (2.1 L) and the headgaskets need to be replaced. My experience is with aircooled engines. What does something like this cost? Thanks Joy thru Air, Jamie Auch 'The Kooky Math Teacher' West Virginian Buskatier! '60 DD Panel '71 Deluxe '81 Vanagon http://home.earthlink.net/~theauchs
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