Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 15:44:31 -0500
Reply-To: Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
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From: Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
Subject: Re: Repost: Research done, now your opinion...
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Here is my .02, and truly do not mean to come off as a smartie, but the
little things kill you when you do this stuff yourself.
, like I said new gaskets with rebuilt and tested heads 25K ago. The
> >heads had the crack between valves but the shop said the tested fine.
This is one sh*&&y machine shop. There is no way any one that knows much
would encourage you to put heads back on that had a crack between the
valves. They just informed you that the heads "pressure-tested " ok. They
should have told you at minimum that the head needed replaced.
I
> >have got the engine running like a top and (hard to believe, doesn't use
a
> >drop of oil in between the 3K oil changes) when I did the heads last time
I
> >had the cylinder barrels out and they looked good, no scratches or gouges
> >and the honing marks were still there. Pistons and rings looked good so
I
> >did the job knowing the heads tested fine.
No offense, but "looking good" is not good enough. I have met only a few
people that can see a couple thousanths of out of round, or be able to see
if piston rings were worn. These assumptions are what has you doing the job
over again. Safer bet would have been to re-ring them at a minimum, use a
rigid hone to rehone the cylinders. Did a new gaskets go on the case side
ot the cylinders, or did they "look good"? How were the rods? You have to
use a micrometer on this stuff, or take it to a machine shop or mechanic,
have them mic the stuff, and check with specifications.
People on the list with the
> >1.9L
> >engine have talked of 240K on up miles on their engines... Do you think
it
> >is feasible to go with new heads on a 161K. 1.9L engine? There, I
asked...
> >Please let me know what you are thinking. As always, thank you for your
> >time and concern.
I wopuld only put the new heads on after I checked endplay. If endplay is
good, then you know you have a fairly solid base to invest in. probably
worthy investment to put reconditioned rods in at the same time, without
splitting the bottom end..
> >
> >Rich and Annemarie
> >1985 GL "Buba"
> >
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