Date:         Fri, 23 Jun 1995 09:27:34 +0200 (MET DST)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Thomas Schuster <schuster@mzes.sowi.uni-mannheim.de>
Subject:      Re: '81 Engine work


On Wed, 21 Jun 1995, James Brill wrote:

> I am helping a friend to replace the pushrod tube seals on his '81 
> Westy.  When he pops the valve cover bail off of the left side it hits
> the catalytic converter and won't let him get the cover off.  So we 
> are wondering what needs to be removed to do this.  Does the exhaust 
> have to come off or at least part way?  He says the Bentley is no help
> in the matter.  He is on the way to the store now to buy an idiot 
> book.  This is all I know.  He is half a continent away from me.  I 
> can't check my Muir from work and I figured someone here might have a
> few things to watch for on this.  Ok, thanks for any help.  Jim

IMHO there is no need to remove the valve cover. Just buy telescope 
pushrod tubes and put them in. That is the easiest way to do it.

I know that they are available for a waterboxer, I do not know wether you 
can get it for an air-cooled. :(

T.S.