Date:         Sun, 2 Feb 2003 10:41:25 -0500
Reply-To:     EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: it was just a small leak on the left head in the front of the
              head
Comments: To: gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <20030202040143.9922.qmail@web41306.mail.yahoo.com>
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You obviously have messed up the valve adjustment, and the valves are
hanging opened. This is easy to do if you removed the push rods. The
lifters have a seat that these get stuck on.  Sorecheck the valve
adjustment.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
                                   92-Jetta GWC
            www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm

On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, gary hradek wrote:

> I have been observing a coolant loss for several
> years.
> small but on the increase.   I had removed the pushrod
> tube cover to determine that it always leaked after
> shutdown on short runs left head in the front.   Think
> that perhaps I could just tighten the head a bit to
> solve the problem I checked the compression before the
> attempt.  left front 120, left rear 125 and the right
> side about the same.   I remove the cover to the
> headbolts and check the clearance on the valves.   Two
> turns beyond flush.   Piece of cake.   Tighened all
> but the two headbolts next to the injectors as those
> bolts were so much work to get to.   New compression
> is 0 left front 0 left rear so what happened?
> Speculation please as I will be removing the left side
> soon.   Also can you explain why the right side plugs
> are burning rich in this condition.   It is the
> science of the vanagons.
>    God bless the lives of those who are no longer with
> us because the tradegedy of the Columbia.  A God of
> all believers and if you do not believe in god simply
> our blessing.   gary
>
>
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