>On reassembly you get a "spring loaded aftermarket push rod tube " designed >specifically for being able to install and remove with out removing the head >or damaging the push rod tube. If you go this route the orginal vw push rod tubes are way over priced ~40 tibe you can get a set of 8 PushRods for $90 http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=1395 you need to invert these to work on the vanagon but a number of people use these you can see them installed here http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m218/tencentlife/Vanagon%20Pushrod%20Tube s/Jayceepushrodtubes2.jpg |
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