Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:18:12 -0800
Reply-To: gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
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From: gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
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On the gasket sealer
If I buy the kit from busdepot can I use the sealer
that is included or should I buy a better sealer?
As for the engine design,
poor it may be but it is less expensive to work on
than most engines and requires an average skill level
provide you are aware of the problems of installation.
The real drawback is that you tend to have a higher
frequency of engine repair than you really want and it
detracts from your camping time.
One last thing which can never be overstated
AVOID THE GREEN STUFF, unless of course it is ST Pat's
day and then just avoid pouring it into the coolant
tank. Gary
--- Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA> wrote:
> """I think that the rubber seal is the real problem.
> It is just the worst gasket system ever
> designed.""""
>
> I FULLY agree, i have said here ""numerous time""
> that this engine design
> SU**. We all now it's a POOR evolution the the
> Beetle engine!!!
>
> As for that "Stretching stud story", i don't agree
> that they strech to a
> point of NO return, some are... softer but can still
> be use, if a stud as
> been stretch to a point that even screwed all the
> way the bolt doesn't touch
> the head, put that engine in the garbage, an
> over-stretch stud is a sign.
> When i torque the heads (and we are now in 2007...
> not in 1990/engine are
> way older), i use judgement! i don't only look at
> that gauge on the TW.
>
> The Bentley is somewhat wrong! instead of doing 2
> rounds of "torque"
> sequence, do 4! if not 5 of the X patern AND BEGIN
> of the pushrods side!!!!,
> start by hand and feel the bolt. Also, i just read
> on another thread that
> someone was using the Grey Permatex on the outside
> HG, sorry bro but WRONG,
> not in 2007, the gray is barely good for the valve
> cover.... IT DOESN'T hold
> against coolant, If someone is using other stuff
> than "The Right Stuff", you
> don't know what you are doing... Dirko is the
> worse... especially for colder
> weather....
>
> I don't know why those "Sealing" heads threads keep
> comming back... it's olf
> stuff.
>
> 2 month ago i had to re-seal an 2.1L that was done
> 10 month before, it was
> sealed with the 2 tube included in the Reinz gasket
> kit, the owner was there
> at the time of sealing... the mechanic never did a
> wasser. The sealant had
> become DRY, cooked and it was detach from the head
> on 2 spot. The head were
> pitted, i use a Dupont Aluminum cleaner in 2 parts,
> let it soak for 1 night,
> believe me, there is no dirt in those pitting spot
> the next day, i don't put
> JB there! i filled the pitting with the right suff,
> put a final coat and
> thats it... if you don't believe me, do a test
> yourself, take an old head,
> put the sealer on the pitting, drip the head in a
> bucket of coolant, let is
> soak for a month... and try to pull the sealant
> out... you'l see. now, do
> the same with some grey Permatex, it will be detch
> from the heads in few
> days... yea, i did the test 3 years ago so others
> can benefit.
>
> Bahhh... you guys do what ever you want :-)
> http://www.benplace.com/amc_head/amc9.jpg
>
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