Date:         Tue, 28 Jun 2016 09:47:09 -0400
Reply-To:     "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Is it reasonable to expect a rebuilt waterboxer to be bone dry
              underneath?
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I want to see what other folks are experiencing on this issue.  I have been
installing rebuilt waterboxers for the past 18 years from many different
vendors, plus I have rebuilt a number of them myself.  One of the things I
see is that after a month or two, they all start to leak or seep oil here
and there.  It is usually nothing more than a drop or two on the ground
after the van sits overnight.  However I have had customers who have
expected their engines to have no leaks, no wetness, and now spots on the
ground after sitting.  I have tried to address these concerns, re-sealing
things, etc. but I have never been successful getting a waterboxer engine
that is completely bone dry on the bottom (oil).  Am I doing something
wrong?  Also I have never seen a vendor's engine like Boston Bob back in
the day or AVP or GEX or other rebuilders who are unknown, that didn't have
some leaks or seeps here and there.  What is a reasonable expectation for a
rebuilt waterboxer?  What have you experienced?

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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com