Ha, ha. That's funny but painfully true. Are there many vehicles out there where a cylinder head job is almost as expensive as full engine rebuild? I sure can't think of any. Gotta love that German engineering. ? David Clarkson 90 Westy-BTDT with the head gaskets and hope my pocket isn't picked by the dreaded waiving glove again anytime soon
-----Original Message----- From: Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Wed, Apr 28, 2010 7:22 pm Subject: Re: Headgasket diagnostic "trick"
Yeah..if it works properly the latex glove actually reaches into your pocket to find your wallet. On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > I think when or if I ever use this test I am going to glue down all but > the middle finger of the latex glove I use....I'll video it, if I > remember...but if you are looking for an indicator of trouble in a motor > and > you find it...the results/indicator should be as graphic as possible, > right? > DHanson > > |
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