Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 11:35:41 -0800
Reply-To: Dave Vieira <dave172c@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Dave Vieira <dave172c@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Im back with air ... mind boggling
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ahh booo ..
and i guess theres no way in telling what cyclinder is
doin it it .. damm that sucks .
well thank you for you help . i think i know wha ti
have to do .
--- Mike Collum <collum_westy@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> Sorry, Dave .....
>
> I've had 3 (still have 2) wasserboxers. All 3, at
> one
> time or another, exibited the symptoms you describe.
> Only one had a bad head (large crack between the
> valve
> seats) and it showed itself when doing a compression
> test. The other two didn't show a problem when
> performing a compression test .... but they did have
> a
> bad seal at the heads.
>
> Bottom line .... New gasket set, proper clean up,
> proper torquing cured two of them. New head, gasket
> set ... yada yada ... cured the other one.
>
> With the first one, I lived in denial for far too
> long. With the next two .... I knew basically where
> the problem was right off.
>
> I did the jobs myself each time. Saved a ton of
> money
> and was sure they were done right (they were mine
> and
> I cared). I couldn't believe the sloppy work that
> had
> been done by "Others" when I dismantled them.
>
> One bad job was done by (according to the PO and a
> receipt he provided) a place called Bug Haus in
> Richmond, VA. They had not removed the old rubber O
> rings around the tops of the cylinders and had slid
> new ones over and past the old ones and they were
> resting on the shoulders below where they should've
> been. They had coated the threads on the head studs
> with some kind of white sealant and ended up with
> hydraulic locks when trying to torque the head
> capnuts
> down resulting in improper torque. I could go on
> ....
>
> Good luck with yours,
>
> Mike
> '85 Westy GL
> '84 7 pass GL
>
> --- Dave Vieira <dave172c@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> > Hey all
> >
> > well . im still gettin air in there.. now more
> then
> > ever ..maybe be due to the fact that i removed the
> > core of the thermostat, i did that cause thats the
> > way
> > the engine came. i got the engine for a junk yard
> > its
> > been sitting on the self for 3 years and it runs
> > good.
> > but when i got it i put a good thermostat in it
> but
> > just yersterday i took it out again and now i get
> > air
> > in there much faster and it overheats, like 10kms
> > and
> > its done need to pull over and bleed , before
> when
> > the thermostat was in it wouldnt over heat . just
> > the
> > light would blink ( i was took that mean there is
> no
> > water) then i learned how to bleed the system
> > (thank
> > you all) and it would work for a long time before
> > the
> > light came on and i would get heat off and on ..
> now
> > i
> > know i was told that the gases from the cyclinders
> > could be leeking into the system and well i dont
> > want
> > to accpet that just yet cause i just got the damm
> > thing on the road and its my everyday way around
> :)
> > did a comperssion test and no leaking there ... i
> > though cause it happends so far that it would be
> > more
> > of a noticable leak. but could it be anything
> else
> > ... does this engine vent (PCV) or something .. or
> > is
> > it time for a reseal (nooo !!)
> >
> >
> > thanks .
> >
> > =====
> > Dave Vieira
> > Hamilton, Ontario
> > Canada
> >
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