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Date:         Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:02:12 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Question on pulling the heads to repair leak
Comments: To: Howard Fleming <hfleming@MOOSEBIRD.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <449365C9.2030104@moosebird.net>
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I've only replaced the head and waterjacket gaskets on 3 wasserboxers but when doing all three, the cylinders would rotate and I didn't replace the lower 0-rings except on one cylinder that I had to completely remove. I experienced no leaks at the lower 0-rings.

Others have said that you can stretch the new 0-rings over the cylinders but I didn't go that route.

you can pull the cylinders out quite a ways ... as long as the piston is out far enough that the piston rings don't come out of the cylinders. That's what determines your limit.

Mike Houlton, Maine '84 GL 7 pass '85 GL Westy

Howard Fleming wrote: > Well, after lurking on this list far longer than I care to think about, > I am finally pulling heads on my 84 camper to fix *the* head leak. > > How much can the cylinder jugs pull out of the block before it is a > problem (they pulled out less than 1 inch before I got them separated > from the head)? > > Also, one of the cylinder jugs rotates quite easily after tapping them > back into the block, is this going to be a problem, or should the lower > o-ring still be good? > > Thanks! > Howard > > ______________________________________________________ > This Email has been scanned by ClamAV (www.clamav.net) > ______________________________________________________ >


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