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Date:   Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:50:58 +0000
Reply-To:   J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:   Re: Cylinder Head Replacement
Comments:   To: zmaninco@yahoo.com
In-Reply-To:   <C98769AE-81EC-48ED-A1E1-7DA23998911F@yahoo.com>
Content-Type:   text/plain; charset=utf-8

Ah, good point! Thanks!

----- Original Message -----

> No re torquing! The nuts have glue on then and if you re torque you will > break the seal...and then your nuts will leak :)

> Sent from my iPad

> > On Sep 12, 2014, at 6:48, J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > > > > I finally got around to getting my '85 Westy back on the road (out of > > necessity, my house is sold and I have to be out in two weeks!) To recap: > > right side head gasket blew, replaced gasket and re-used original head. > > 400 miles later head starts leaking again, this time around one of the > > head nuts. Thought is that maybe the head cracked. So, did the job again, > > this time with a new head. I now have about 300 miles and no problems so > > far. Question is: should the head be re-torqued at XXX miles? Jeff > > > > Jeff Stewart PLEASE NOTE: My cell phone number has changed to 703-674-9733


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