VANAGON archives -- February 2003, week 3 (#329)

Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 20:17:30 -0500 Reply-To: "G.M.Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> From: "G.M.Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> Organization: Bulley-Hewlett Subject: Re: Question about barrel spacers In-Reply-To: <20030217.180109.1512.10.wilden1@juno.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"

Sounds a little crazy, but I even "lap in" my cylinders now that we don't do the head gasket thing on the Type 4 air-cooled.

I lay well-oiled 800 grit wet-sand paper on a flat pane of glass, and true/clean the top of the cylinder with a 3-5 minute semi-orbital rubbing. Then I clean thoroughly, and load the head edge with a little valve cutting paste, rotate the cylinder a couple dozen times clockwise, then anti-clockwise.

I have no clue if this helps seal better, but it makes me feel better.

From Snowtown, DC, G. Matthew Bulley

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