Date:         Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:33:50 -0400
Reply-To:     Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: a newbie with some problems: hissing 2.1 L WBX and thrown belt
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 12:09 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Your right, the head studs on the waterboxer do not pull out like they did
> on the air cooled engines. They do stretch though and their failure is the
> real reason you get the internal combustion gas leaks into the cooling
> system.
>



Years ago I suggested that periodic re-torquing of the heads would help to
reduce possibility of leaks.  Could I have been right?

Chris S.

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