You'll need new seals for the injectors. Don't think they're included with the gasket kit. Also, try not to pull the cylinder liners out past the piston rings. :o) Pay careful attention to the way the muffler hanger is assembled. These are the main things that stick in my mind from my experience resealing the right head on my 85 1.9 L. Dave in KC 85 Westy Oh, yeah... Don't swap the idle switch plug with the plug for the heater in the aux air regulator like I did (or maybe the PO did).
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Carroll" <ecarroll@MAINE.RR.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 7:42 PM Subject: head seal replacement
. My question for this august and learned body is: What's the one thing you know from doing this yourself that I should either avoid or be sure to do? |
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