There's a lot of conjecture out there on Larry's problem, but here's what I am very sure is what has happened. Not sure of Larry mentioned the one head nut that was found only finger-tight. This was either not tightened properly on assembly, or the stud is pulling threads from the engine case. In any event, the problem I'm sure will be found to be combustion leaking past the cylinder sealing ring[s] where they meet the head. This leakage will rear it's ugly head normally when the engine is up to full operating temperature and under load such as highway speed. This is inexcusable for an engine builder with AVP's supposed good reputation. However, I have an AVP reman engine I pulled from a Westy Syncro last year with only 10K on the rebuild with this exact problem. We'll see in a few days if the retightening of the head bolts holds, or whether this becomes a warranty job for AVP. Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures -----Original Message----- > Roadhaus is still overheating. > As soon as I get the speed up over 45-50 MPH the engine began > overheating. > > Overflow bottle emptied and fill bottle filled to top. > If I keep the speed down to 45 and below ... It doesn't > boil over and engine temps stay normal. > If I load the engine more and/or increase speed .... Engine > temps increase to high levels and fill bottle begins to boil > over. |
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