Date:         Wed, 1 Nov 2006 06:22:52 EST
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Repairing the piting in WBX heads.
Comments: cc: rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM
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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)
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camping event, Almonte, ON, June 07 ~ 10,  2007