FWIW, Right after I picked up my '85 westy (280 miles later) the big head gaskets blew. I was over a thousand miles from home. I replaced the gaskets, among other things, wheels down over a dirt surface. I had to dig shallow trenches below each head for room to swing the torque wrench. I called Vanagain for the needed parts and Ken shipped them right away. That was over 30,000 miles ago and it's running fine. Mike C. '84 GL 7 pass '85 GL Westy
Michael Elliott wrote: > Yeah but that's near your house and presumably within easy walking and > driving distance of tools and parts. > > Setting aside the ATV jack that we'd all be wishing we'd packed before > we headed out into the desert, I reckon that a fellow would need to be > packing a pretty extensive list of tools -- and probably plenty of good > beer for afterwards -- to pull off a WBX swap on the roadside out in the > middle of nowhere. I don't want to start a "here's my tool list" thread > because that's been done a gazillion times, but is there such a list > published online? Coolant . . . and how about cleaning up spills so as > not to leave a mess behind? > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > KG6RCR > > > > > Jeff Stewart typed: >> <But if you >> could do that with a WBX engine, my hat is off to you. Your skillset, >> the collection of tools you pack, and your confidence far exceed mine> >> >> >> I just did an R&R on a WBX engine in my '84 not too long ago, and on the >> gravel portion of my driveway, so similiar to being on the side of the >> road. Luckily, though, with the late arrival of winter here in the >> mid-Atlantic area (Virginia, anyway) it wasn't too bad. I keep hearing >> how >> much worse it is to R&R a WBX over an aircooled (72-79), but having done >> both, I really don't think the WBX is THAT much more difficult. The one >> thing I would miss roadside is the ATV jack I bought (and should have >> bought years ago) to do the WBX swap-it makes it so much easier than >> trying >> to balance the engine on a standard floor jack, but it's just too big to >> take along on a road trip! Jeff >> >> Jeff Stewart >> fonman4277@earthlink.net >> http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vwcampersmidatlantic/ >> >> > |
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