I sort of got lost on this thread about '"CC"ing the heads. Would you mind explaining what this "CC"ing thing is. What is it for. And is there any possibility that pictures and procedures and find their way to a website if not already done. If done, I'd like to know where.

Thanks a bunch.

John Rodgers 88 GL Driver

Tom Young wrote:

>I ended up using rubbing alcohol colored with a few drops of food coloring. >Cheap ($.79 for a big bottle), safe, and worked like a charm, completely >eliminating my "sticky" bubbles problem. > >I might mention that before cc'ing the heads I bought three carriage bolts, >7 inches long and 3/8th's inch in diameter, and six nuts. Using the 3 bolts >and the outside rocker arm stud of the head that wasn't being measured as >the 4 "legs" touching the top of my workbench the head was completely stable >and could easily be manipulated (by screwing the bolts clockwise or >counter-clockwise) to get the air bubble directed at exactly the right spot. >This made for very repeatable measurements. >--------------------------------------------------------------- >Tom Young '81 Vanagon >Lafayette, CA 94549 '82 Westfalia >--------------------------------------------------------------- >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chris Mills" <scm9985@tntech.edu> >To: "Tom Young" <tomyoung1@attbi.com>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>; ><type2@type2.com> >Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 12:27 PM >Subject: Re: [T2] A cc'ing the heads question > > > > >>>I like using the colored water because it's safe and easy to dispose of, >>> >>> >but > > >>>I'm thinking perhaps I should use a solvent of some sort - kerosene, >>> >>> >paint > > >>>thinner, etc. - if it will help eliminate my bubble problem. >>> >>> >>Marvel Mystery oil (thinner fluid)? >> >> >>Chris Mills in TN >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE send any e-mail to: type2-unsubscribe@type2.com >> To email the admin for list help only: type2-admin@type2.com >> For additional commands send any e-mail to: type2-help@type2.com >> Donations help keep the list going. http://www.type2.com/donate.html >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> > > >