>From: "Hans Achter" >You don't need to remove the heads to change the pushrod tube seals on the >vanagon engine. The >tubes can be removed through the heads. This is a 1.9, I thought the pushrod tubes were like that of the Type I engines. Are they like the Type IV engines and have the orings and the retainer clip in the head?
>If you're in an area with cold winters, often the heads will leak when the >metal contracts due to >the cold. My old engine did that for two years - didn't leak a drop in the >warmer months and always >ran strong. You could just keep adding coolant and if it ever starts >leaking inward then do the >heads.
I am in Austin, TX, currently temps have been 60's to low 80's when the leak occurred. What do you mean by "leaking inward"?
Michael Knight '77 Westy Deluxe, "el Verde" '85 Vanagon GL, nameless |
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