Date:         Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:54:19 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      A question about PTO's engine picture
Comments: To: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
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On Peter's photo of his engine at

http://picasaweb.google.com/pnoceanwesty/JoesVanHeadWork42309?authkey=Gv1sRgCN6E5JDItYGEQA#5328073043878972530

what's that swirly circular opening to the left of the pulley? Between the
exhaust port and the pulley? About maybe 4'' in diameter? The only engine
I've worked on was the 1600 DP from my 71 aircooled baywindow. I don't
recognize that opening . . . water pump maybe?

(The Bentley's is in the van.)

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR



On 4/23/2009 7:19 PM Peter T. Owsianowski wrote:

> Just had to report:
>
> Been soaking a stuck head bolt on and off waiting for a valve press to be
> delivered.  Got that press today, (man, does that make it easy!) got all the
> valves and keepers out and the stuck bolt came out with vice grips!  Big
> sigh of relief.  Couple of the valves were banged up, but have new ones on
> the way.  Oddly enough, the end of the stuck bolt (inside the block) had
> been ground down.  The heads were rebuilt about 55K ago by a VW dealership.
> Why would that be ground down on 4 sides?
>
> Anyway, looks like Joesvan will be tooling the down the road to Buses by the
> Beach if everything else goes back together well!
>
> Check out pics here:
> http://picasaweb.google.com/pnoceanwesty/JoesVanHeadWork42309?authkey=Gv1sRgCN6E5JDItYGEQA
> #
>
>
> Pete
> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> '87 Westy "Joe's Van"
> WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
>