Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 14:38:40 -0500
Reply-To: ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET
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From: David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><DIV>You Can Do IT! Simple tools. Can be done in the vehicle. Does take some mechanical background (back yard mechanic OK). Working in small, fairly <SPAN class=misspelled>cruddy</SPAN> area. Lots of video and written instructions On This List, <SPAN class=misspelled>Samba</SPAN>, You Tube, and others. Give it a try. Worse thing happens, it gets towed to your local shop and they finish it. Remember, you're breaking the coolant system, so filling and bleeding the system is necessary (see <SPAN class=misspelled>Libby</SPAN> Bong).</DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><SPAN class=misspelled>Dave</SPAN> B.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV style="BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid; MARGIN: 5px 0px"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">On 05/09/13, <SPAN><SPAN class=misspelled>Bryan</SPAN> <SPAN class=misspelled>Feddish</SPAN><<SPAN class=misspelled>uprightbassghost</SPAN>@HOTMAIL.COM></SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV> </DIV><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">>><BR><BR>I'd love to take it apart and replace the <SPAN class=misspelled>gasket</SPAN> myself. Would it make<BR>any sense to try and remove just the heads, with engine in the van, and<BR>replace only the <SPAN class=misspelled>gaskets</SPAN>? Most of my research on-line shows people<BR>removing the engine and doing a pretty thorough rebuild - would love to<BR>if I had the time + tools.<BR><BR><<<BR><BR>I've done the head <SPAN class=misspelled>gaskets</SPAN> with the engine in the van. I had access to a<BR>lift though. Not sure how hard it would be without. I think for allot of<BR>people that work on <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagons</SPAN> all the time it's easier for them to take the<BR>engine out.<BR><BR>300 for AMC heads is a good deal if they are in good shape.<BR><BR><SPAN class=misspelled>Bryan</SPAN><BR></DIV></div>
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