In a message dated 31/10/2006 12:33:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: Well, I got a couple of heads with 62K miles , from a 1.9. I want to clean them up and regrout the pitting with JB WELD stick. Where do I begin? I want to clean them up,first. a wire wheel? willthat damage the gasket mating surface? Dont think so, because you gotto sand theJB .How do I do this?Thanks,Roger
Roger, see my _VW Vanagon waterboxer head & gasket repair_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/gasket.htm) webpage. Also see the archives, myself and many others have written about this extensively. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg (Forsale) & Lionel Trains Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 07 ~ 10, 2007 |
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