Larry, I wish that we had talked to eachother back then. So another lesson learn on the Vanagon List. Check your head bolts when you buy a new AVP engine. Make sure they are tight!!! Maybe just stear clear, but I let you make your own call. -- Blake Heinlein 1984 Westfalia Sacramento, CA blakeheinlein@gmail.com http://www.home.surewest.net/heinlein On 1/27/06, Larry Chase <roadguy@roadhaus.com> wrote: > > Blake, > > I'll be damn. > > That is almost exactly what happened to me. > > At around 12,000 miles my AVP Rebuilt began showing the same sytoms as > yours. > > Took two VW shops to figure out what the problem was ... but not after I > replaced > every major componet in the collant system including radiator. > > Problem ... combustion gasses in the collant. > > Found that I had 9 loose engine bolts ... but unfortuntley by the time we > properly diagnosed the > cause one of heads was slightly warped and I needed new head gaskets. > > BTW ... AVP was terrible to deal with. Even though the engine was still > under warranty they > claimed no responsibility and were totally rude. Aftwer much back and > forth and intervention by > Ron Salomn of Bus Depot (were I bougth the engine) they agree to provide a > set of head gaskets > and a "reworked set of VW heads". I took th eparts but decided to purchase > a set of new AMC heads > and have them installed instead. That was maybe 5-7,000 miles ago and all > seems fine so far. > > With your AVP engine I'm now aware of 4 other AVP engines that had the > same problem at > 10,000 - 25,000 miles. > > good road, > good adventure, > good life > > larry chase > roadhaus.com > |
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